Dave Williams (wide receiver)

David Laverne Williams (born August 10, 1945) is a former wide receiver who had a ten year career in the National Football League (NFL) and the World Football League (WFL). He was the first player signed by the Seattle Seahawks in 1975.

Dave Williams
Williams with Cardinals, 1968
No. 80
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1945-08-10) August 10, 1945
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school:Tacoma (WA) Lincoln
College:Washington
NFL draft:1967 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16
Career history
  • St. Louis Cardinals (1967โ€“1971)
  • San Diego Chargers (1972โ€“1973)
  • Pittsburgh Steelers (1973)
  • Southern California Sun (1974โ€“1975)
  • Seattle Seahawks (1976)*
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com ยท PFR

Williams was an All-American for the University of Washington in football and track, as a decathlete. He was inducted into the Husky Hall of Fame in 2014.

Following his pro football career, Williams has been an executive working in property management for more than four decades. He helped to establish a church on Kauai in 2001, which met in a tent until the North Shore Christian Church building was completed in 2014.

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