Del Williams
{{Short description|American football player (1945–1984)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Del Williams
| position = Offensive lineman
| number = 61
| birth_date = {{birth date|1945|11|9}}
| birth_place = Live Oak, Florida, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1984|11|30|1945|11|9}}
| death_place = New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 240
| draftyear = 1967
| draftround = 3
| draftpick = 79
| high_school = Live Oak (FL) Suwannee
| college = Florida State
| teams =
- New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|1967}}–{{NFL Year|1973}})
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 92
| statlabel2 = Games started
| statvalue2 = 87
| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue3 = 3
| highlights =
- Second-team All-American (1966)
- Florida State's All-Time Team
| pfr = WillDe20
}}
Delano Roger Williams (November 9, 1945 – November 30, 1984) was an American football offensive guard in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the third round of the 1967 NFL/AFL draft. He played college football at Florida State.
Williams is a member of Florida State's All-Time Team.
Williams died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or sometimes referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease).{{Cite web |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0DE7D71738F933A05752C1A962948260 |title=Obituaries: DEL WILLIAMS |work=The New York Times |date=November 30, 1984}}
References
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External links
- {{Find a Grave}}
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{{1967 New Orleans Saints}}
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Category:American football centers
Category:American football offensive guards
Category:Florida State Seminoles football players
Category:New Orleans Saints players
Category:Sportspeople from Live Oak, Florida
Category:Neurological disease deaths in Louisiana
Category:Deaths from motor neuron disease in the United States
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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