Alfred Williams
{{Short description|American football player (born 1968)}}
{{other people}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Alfred Williams
| number = 94, 91
| position = Defensive end
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|11|6}}
| birth_place = Houston, Texas, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 6
| weight_lb = 265
| high_school = Jones (Houston, Texas)
| college = Colorado
| draftyear = 1991
| draftround = 1
| draftpick = 18
| pastteams =
- Cincinnati Bengals ({{NFL Year|1991|1994}})
- San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|1995}})
- Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|1996|1999}})
- New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|2000}})*
| highlights =
- 2× Super Bowl champion (XXXII, XXXIII)
- First-team All-Pro (1996)
- Pro Bowl (1996)
- National champion (1990)
- Unanimous All-American (1990)
- Consensus All-American (1989)
- 2× Big Eight Defensive Player of the Year (1989, 1990)
- 2× First-team All-Big Eight (1989, 1990)
- Second-team All-Big Eight (1988)
| statlabel1 = Tackles
| statvalue1 = 316
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 59.5
| statlabel3 = Safeties
| statvalue3 = 2
| pfr = WillAl00
| CollegeHOF = 2307
}}
Alfred Hamilton Williams (born November 6, 1968) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker and defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cincinnati Bengals, San Francisco 49ers and Denver Broncos. His nicknames include "Big Al", "W-D Tuesday", "Hot Plate", and "the Condor".
College career
Williams played linebacker at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He was a unanimous All-American pick in 1990, a consensus All-American in 1989 and the 1990 Butkus Award winner.{{cite web|url=http://buffzone.com/news/2008/mar/12/cu-sports-williams-included-on-college-hof/|title=Williams included on college HOF He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2010. ballot|publisher=DailyCamera.com|date=2008-03-12|access-date=2008-03-12|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20110809203550/http://buffzone.com/news/2008/mar/12/cu-sports-williams-included-on-college-hof/|archive-date=2011-08-09}} Williams was also the Captain of the 1990 Colorado National Championship Team. He ended his career with the Colorado Buffaloes with 263 tackles and 35 sacks. In 2008, he was included on the College Football Hall of Fame ballot.
Then in 2010, he was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame.
Professional career
Williams was selected by the Bengals in the first round (18th pick overall) of the 1991 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1991 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1991/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He was a part of the Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos in 1997 and 1998. He was selected as an All-Pro defensive end in 1996. He retired from the game after the 1999 season.
In media
From 2006 to 2019, Williams served as an on-air personality for Denver sports radio station KKFN. In February 2019, Williams left the station and signed with iHeartMedia,{{Cite web|url=https://www.westword.com/news/broncos-radio-flips-to-rush-limbaugh-freedom-937-11405071|title=Broncos Radio to Be Replaced by Rush Limbaugh, "Freedom" Talk|last=Roberts|first=Michael|date=2019-07-09|website=Westword|access-date=2019-07-15}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.9news.com/article/sports/nfl/denver-broncos/orange-and-blue-radio-gives-way-to-expanded-broncos-coverage-on-koa/73-b203b148-0745-45a5-b9ab-933abd41ac23|title=Orange and Blue radio gives way to expanded Broncos coverage on KOA|website=KUSA|date=8 July 2019 |access-date=2019-07-15}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.9news.com/article/sports/nfl/denver-broncos/mike-klis/big-al-leaves-the-fan-headed-for-koa/73-5d9dfa70-d160-4712-a640-bc8a0d5d9f9f|title=Big Al leaves The Fan, headed for KOA|website=KUSA|access-date=2019-07-15}} where he began hosting KOA's new afternoon drive show Big Al & JoJo beginning September 3, 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/180093/koa-completes-schedule-revamp-with-long-awaited-addition-of-alfred-williams/|title=KOA Completes Schedule Revamp With Long Awaited Addition Of Alfred Williams|date=2019-08-28|website=RadioInsight|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-05}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{1990 Colorado Buffaloes football navbox}}
{{Dick Butkus Award (collegiate)}}
{{1989 NCAA Division I-A College Football Consensus All-Americans}}
{{1990 NCAA Division I-A College Football Consensus All-Americans}}
{{1991 NFL Draft}}
{{Bengals1991DraftPicks}}
{{BengalsFirstPick}}
{{Super Bowl XXXII}}
{{Super Bowl XXXIII}}
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Category:All-American college football players
Category:American Conference Pro Bowl players
Category:American football defensive ends
Category:American football linebackers
Category:Cincinnati Bengals players
Category:College Football Hall of Fame inductees
Category:Colorado Buffaloes football players
Category:Denver Broncos players