John Williams (offensive lineman)

John Williams
Career information
No. 75
Date of birth	(1945-10-27)October 27, 1945
Place of birth	Jackson, Mississippi
Date of death	July 8, 2012(2012-07-08) (aged 66)
Place of death	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Position(s)	Tackle, Guard
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	256 lb (116 kg)
College	Minnesota
High school	Edward D. Libbey High School
NFL draft	1968 / Round: 1 / Pick: 23
Career history
As player
1968–1971	Baltimore Colts
1972–1979	Los Angeles Rams
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl Champion (V) AFC Champion (1970) NFL Champion (1968)
Career stats
Games played	166
Games started	122
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

John McKay Williams (October 27, 1945^[1] – July 8, 2012) was a National Football League offensive lineman from 1968 through 1979. During that span he appeared in three Super Bowls: Super Bowl III and Super Bowl V for the Baltimore Colts; and Super Bowl XIV for the Los Angeles Rams. He played college football at the University of Minnesota where he was a First Team All-Big Ten tackle in 1967 and led the Gophers to the Big Ten title. Williams died on July 8, 2012 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, at the age of 66, while out for a walk.^[2] He had recently been the recipient of a kidney transplant.

References

↑ "John McKay Williams". Oldest Living Football Players. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
↑ "Former Gophers great, NFL lineman John Williams dies". StarTribune.com. 2011-08-22. Retrieved 2012-07-09.

1968 NFL draft first-round selections

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Baltimore Colts Super Bowl V champions

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Head coach: Don McCafferty

Coaches: Dick Bielski Bobby Boyd Hank Bullough John Idzik Lou Rymkus John Sandusky

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