John Williams (defensive back)

American gridiron football player (born 1942)

John Williams
Career information
Nickname(s)	Twiggy
Born:	(1940-09-19) September 19, 1940 (age 84) Fort Worth, Texas, US
CFL status	National
Position(s)	DB
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg)
College	New Mexico
Career history
As player
1967	Calgary Stampeders
1969–1974	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1974	Edmonton Eskimos
1975	Toronto Argonauts

Career highlights and awards
Grey Cup champion (1972)

John "Twiggy" Williams (born September 19, 1942) was a Canadian football player who played for the Calgary Stampeders, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Edmonton Eskimos and Toronto Argonauts. He won the Grey Cup with Hamilton in 1972. Williams played college football at the University of New Mexico. His son, John Williams also played in the CFL.

References

v t e Philadelphia Eagles 1967 NFL draft selections
Harry Jones John Brooks Harry Wilson Chuck Hughes Bob Van Pelt Dick Absher Bob Hughes John Williams Bob Crenshaw Don Klacking Harold Stancell Maurice Bates Omar Parker Ben Monroe Bill Downs Dick Kenney David Poche Lynn Baker George Catavolos

v t e Hamilton Tiger-Cats 60th Grey Cup champions
John Baker Mike Blum John Bonk Al Brenner Dave Buchanan Bill Van Burkleo Ed Chalupka Gord Christian Dave Clarke Tommy Joe Coffey Bill Danychuk Doug Dersch Chuck Ealey Ken Ferguson Dave Fleming Tony Gabriel Jerry Gantt Garney Henley Emery Hicks Jon Hohman Gary Inskeep Mark Kosmos Bob Krouse Peter Kudryk Paul McKay Doug Mitchell Angelo Mosca Jim Papai Lew Porter Bob Richardson Rick Shaw Bruce Smith Gerry Sternberg Ian Sunter George Wells Dick Wesolowski John Williams Head coach: Jerry Williams

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