Herb Williams (American football)

{{Short description|American football player (born 1958)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Herb Williams

| number = 23, 42

| position = Defensive back

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1958|8|30|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 190

| high_school = McKinley (LA)

| college = Southern

| draftyear = 1980

| draftround = 6

| draftpick = 139

| pastteams =

• San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|1980}})
• St. Louis Cardinals ({{NFL Year|1981}}–{{NFL Year|1982}})
• Oklahoma Outlaws ({{USFL Year|1984}})

| highlights =

• Pelican Bowl champion (1975)

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 9

| statlabel2 = Games started

| statvalue2 = 2

| pfr = WillHe23

}}

Herbert Earl Williams (born April 30, 1958){{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WillHe23.htm | title=Herb Williams NFL Football Statistics | access-date=4 February 2016}} is an American former professional football defensive back who played in three seasons with of the National Football League (NFL); One with the San Francisco 49ers then two with the St. Louis Cardinals. He had previously played college football at Southern University{{cite web | url=http://www.nfl.com/player/herbwilliams/2528925/profile | title=Herb Williams, DB at NFL.com | work=NFL.com | access-date=4 February 2016}} for the Southern Jaguars football team.