Robert Williams (quarterback)

American football player (1938–1990) Not to be confused with Bob Williams (quarterback).

Robert Williams
Career information
No. 9
Born:	1938 (1938) Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died:	July 21, 1990(1990-07-21) (aged 51–52)
Position(s)	Quarterback
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg)
College	Notre Dame
High school	G.A.R. Memorial (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania)
NFL draft	1959, round: 28, pick: 332
Career history
As player
1959	Chicago Bears

Dr. Robert "Bob" Williams (born c. 1938 – July 21, 1990) was an American football player for the University of Notre Dame.

Williams won three championships with G.A.R. Memorial High School in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. From his years playing for Terry Brennan at Notre Dame, Williams is best remembered for ending the record 47-game winning streak of the Oklahoma Sooners with a 7–0 victory on November 16, 1957.

Williams was drafted by the Chicago Bears in 1959 (coincidentally, he was the second Notre Dame QB with the name "Bob Williams" to be selected by the Bears during the same decade), but instead he chose to enroll at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 2002. His son Brian Williams played center for the New York Giants from 1989 to 1999. His grandson, Maxx Williams, is a tight end who was drafted in the second round of the 2015 NFL draft by the Baltimore Ravens.

References

"Bob Williams NFL Stats and Bio". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
"Dr. Robert Williams". Luzerne County Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on August 13, 2023. Retrieved August 12, 2023.

External links

"State Hall of Fame Inductees". Luzerne County Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 19, 2007.
Notre Dame NFL Draft History

v t e Notre Dame Fighting Irish starting quarterbacks
George Cartier (1887) Joe Cusack (1888) Ed Coady (1888–1889) Pat Coady (1892) Charles Zeitler (1893) Nicholas Dinkel (1894) William Walsh (1895) Frank Hering (1896) Fred Waters (1897) Charles Fleming (1898) Angus McDonald (1899) Clarence Diebold (1900) Henry McGlew (1901–1902) Nate Silver (1903–1905) Dick Coad (1904) Bob Bracken (1906) Billy Ryan (1907) Don Hamilton (1908–1909) Gus Dorais (1910–1913) Alfred Bergman (1914) James Phelan (1915–1917) Tex Allison (1917) Bill Mohn (1918) Leonard Bahan (1919) Joe Brandy (1920) Chet Grant (1921) Frank Thomas (1922) Harry Stuhldreher (1922–1924) Red Edwards (1924–1926) Albert Cullen (1925) Chuck Riley (1926–1927) Jim Brady (1927–1928) Frank Carideo (1928–1930) Chuck Jaskwhich (1931–1932) Bud Bonar (1933–1934) Wally Fromhart (1934–1935) Andy Puplis (1936–1937) Steve Sitko (1938–1939) Bob Hargrave (1940) Harry Wright (1941) Angelo Bertelli (1941–1943) Johnny Lujack (1943, 1946–1947) Frank Dancewicz (1944–1945) Frank Tripucka (1948) Bob Williams (1949–1950) John Mazur (1950–1951) Ralph Guglielmi (1951–1954) Tom Carey (1952, 1954) Paul Hornung (1955–1956) Robert Williams (1956–1958) George Izo (1958–1959) Don White (1959) George Haffner (1960) Daryle Lamonica (1960–1962) Frank Budka (1961, 1963) Denis Szot (1962–1963) John Huarte (1963–1964) Sandy Bonvechio (1963) William Zloch (1965) Tom Schoen (1965) Terry Hanratty (1966–1968) Coley O'Brien (1966) Joe Theismann (1968–1970) Pat Steenberge (1971) Bill Etter (1971) Cliff Brown (1971) Tom Clements (1972–1974) Rick Slager (1975–1976) Joe Montana (1975, 1977–1978) Rusty Lisch (1976–1977, 1979) Tim Koegel (1979, 1981) Mike Courey (1979–1980) Blair Kiel (1980–1983) Ken Karcher (1982) Jim O'Hara (1982) Steve Beuerlein (1983–1986) Scott Grooms (1984) Terry Andrysiak (1985–1987) Tony Rice (1987–1989) Kent Graham (1987) Rick Mirer (1990–1992) Paul Failla (1991, 1993) Kevin McDougal (1993) Ron Powlus (1994–1997) Tom Krug (1995) Jarious Jackson (1998–1999) Eric Chappell (1998) Arnaz Battle (2000) Gary Godsey (2000) Matt LoVecchio (2000–2001) Carlyle Holiday (2001–2003) Pat Dillingham (2002) Brady Quinn (2003–2006) Demetrius Jones (2007) Jimmy Clausen (2007–2009) Evan Sharpley (2007) Dayne Crist (2010–2011) Tommy Rees (2010–2013) Everett Golson (2012, 2014) Malik Zaire (2014–2015) DeShone Kizer (2015–2016) Brandon Wimbush (2017–2018) Ian Book (2017–2020) Jack Coan (2021) Tyler Buchner (2022) Drew Pyne (2022) Sam Hartman (2023) Steve Angeli (2023) Riley Leonard (2024)

Notre Dame Fighting Irish starting quarterbacks

George Cartier (1887)
Joe Cusack (1888)
Ed Coady (1888–1889)
Pat Coady (1892)
Charles Zeitler (1893)
Nicholas Dinkel (1894)
William Walsh (1895)
Frank Hering (1896)
Fred Waters (1897)
Charles Fleming (1898)
Angus McDonald (1899)
Clarence Diebold (1900)
Henry McGlew (1901–1902)
Nate Silver (1903–1905)
Dick Coad (1904)
Bob Bracken (1906)
Billy Ryan (1907)
Don Hamilton (1908–1909)
Gus Dorais (1910–1913)
Alfred Bergman (1914)
James Phelan (1915–1917)
Tex Allison (1917)
Bill Mohn (1918)
Leonard Bahan (1919)
Joe Brandy (1920)
Chet Grant (1921)
Frank Thomas (1922)
Harry Stuhldreher (1922–1924)
Red Edwards (1924–1926)
Albert Cullen (1925)
Chuck Riley (1926–1927)
Jim Brady (1927–1928)
Frank Carideo (1928–1930)
Chuck Jaskwhich (1931–1932)
Bud Bonar (1933–1934)
Wally Fromhart (1934–1935)
Andy Puplis (1936–1937)
Steve Sitko (1938–1939)
Bob Hargrave (1940)
Harry Wright (1941)
Angelo Bertelli (1941–1943)
Johnny Lujack (1943, 1946–1947)
Frank Dancewicz (1944–1945)
Frank Tripucka (1948)
Bob Williams (1949–1950)
John Mazur (1950–1951)
Ralph Guglielmi (1951–1954)
Tom Carey (1952, 1954)
Paul Hornung (1955–1956)
Robert Williams (1956–1958)
George Izo (1958–1959)
Don White (1959)
George Haffner (1960)
Daryle Lamonica (1960–1962)
Frank Budka (1961, 1963)
Denis Szot (1962–1963)
John Huarte (1963–1964)
Sandy Bonvechio (1963)
William Zloch (1965)
Tom Schoen (1965)
Terry Hanratty (1966–1968)
Coley O'Brien (1966)
Joe Theismann (1968–1970)
Pat Steenberge (1971)
Bill Etter (1971)
Cliff Brown (1971)
Tom Clements (1972–1974)
Rick Slager (1975–1976)
Joe Montana (1975, 1977–1978)
Rusty Lisch (1976–1977, 1979)
Tim Koegel (1979, 1981)
Mike Courey (1979–1980)
Blair Kiel (1980–1983)
Ken Karcher (1982)
Jim O'Hara (1982)
Steve Beuerlein (1983–1986)
Scott Grooms (1984)
Terry Andrysiak (1985–1987)
Tony Rice (1987–1989)
Kent Graham (1987)
Rick Mirer (1990–1992)
Paul Failla (1991, 1993)
Kevin McDougal (1993)
Ron Powlus (1994–1997)
Tom Krug (1995)
Jarious Jackson (1998–1999)
Eric Chappell (1998)
Arnaz Battle (2000)
Gary Godsey (2000)
Matt LoVecchio (2000–2001)
Carlyle Holiday (2001–2003)
Pat Dillingham (2002)
Brady Quinn (2003–2006)
Demetrius Jones (2007)
Jimmy Clausen (2007–2009)
Evan Sharpley (2007)
Dayne Crist (2010–2011)
Tommy Rees (2010–2013)
Everett Golson (2012, 2014)
Malik Zaire (2014–2015)
DeShone Kizer (2015–2016)
Brandon Wimbush (2017–2018)
Ian Book (2017–2020)
Jack Coan (2021)
Tyler Buchner (2022)
Drew Pyne (2022)
Sam Hartman (2023)
Steve Angeli (2023)
Riley Leonard (2024)

v t e Chicago Bears 1959 NFL draft selections
Don Clark Richie Petitbon Pete Johnson John Adams Fred Cole Jim Tucker Dick Clark Willie Smith Maury Youmans Bob Coronado Ed Gray Justin Rowland Gene Jones Joe Robb Roger LeClerc Don Redding Willie Neal Ken Asbury Chris Plain Tony Carcaterra Donnie Stone Lennie Rubal Bob Haller Bob Spain Tom Huhn Bob Kunde John Aveni Robert Williams Eddie Southern Cliff Jackson

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