Eric Thomas Williams (born February 21, 1960) is a former American football safety in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the sixth round of the 1983 NFL draft. He played college football at North Carolina State.
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Position: | Safety | ||||||||
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Born: | Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. | February 21, 1960||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 188 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Garner (Garner, North Carolina) | ||||||||
College: | North Carolina State | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1983 / round: 6 / pick: 164 | ||||||||
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Williams also played for the Detroit Lions.
He was a 1978 graduate of Garner Magnet High School in Garner, North Carolina and was inducted into the high school's hall of fame in 2012.[1]
References
edit- ^ Best, D Clay (April 2, 2012). "2012 Garner High Athletics Hall of Fame class announced, N&O's Tim Stevens included". Raleigh News & Observer. Archived from the original on April 16, 2014. Retrieved April 16, 2014.