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Football
Gave great leadership in spring ... Had a productive spring and ended as the No. 1 tailback heading into the fall ... Plays a position which will provide tough competition in the fall ... Had 34 yards rushing on seven carries, including one TD from eight yards out, in Red-Blue game ... Could see action as a kickoff returner. 2001: Played in 7-of-11 games to earn his third letter ... Rushed 42 times for 200 yards and one TD, and caught six passes for 21 yards ... Returned four kickoffs for 84 yards, and had two punt returns for 10 yards ... Tallied a season-high 98 all-purpose yards on a career-high 13 touches against Murray State (9/1) ... Set career highs for rushing attempts (9) and rushing yards (58) against the Racers ... Also caught his first career pass for seven yards ... Missed four games against Arkansas State (10/6), Alabama (10/13), Middle Tennessee (10/20) and LSU (10/27) after having arthroscopic surgery on his left knee to remove a partial meniscus tear on Oct. 5 ... Returned to action against Arkansas (11/3), rushing five times for 34 yards, including a long 20, and caught one pass for 12 yards ... The 12-yard reception was the longest of his career ... Had 136 yards on 16 carries and one TD in Red-Blue game. 2000: Appeared in all 12 games, including the Music City Bowl ... Awarded his second letter ... Gained 104 yards on 13 carries with two TDs ... Averaged 22.8 yards on 12 kickoff returns with a TD ... Special teams player that registered 12 tackles ... Rushed for a career-high 46 yards on five carries, including a career-long 33-yard TD run against Tulane (9/2) ... Also had a 31-yard TD run versus UNLV (10/28), finishing the game with 42 yards on four carries ... Returned a kickoff 97 yards for a TD at Arkansas (11/4) to spark the Rebels to a 34-20 win ... Had one kickoff return for 35 yards against West Virginia (12/28) in the bowl game ... Was selected Quarterback Club Special Teams Player of the Week for the Alabama game. 1999: Played in all 12 games as a true freshman, seeing action on both special teams and in the offensive backfield ... Earned his first letter ... Had 12 carries for 57 yards during regular season ... Rushed eight times for 32 in the season-opener at Memphis, both season-highs ... Returned one kickoff for 35 yards against Georgia ... Credited with five special teams tackles ... Had one tackle against Oklahoma in Sanford Independence Bowl. HIGH SCHOOL: First team 5A-6A All-State selection and finalist for Alabama's prestigious Mr. Football Award ... Selected to play in Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game ... Rushed for 1,880 yards on 221 carries (8.5 yards per carry) and 35 TDs senior season ... Also had 225 yards of receiving and two TDs, 812 kickoff return yards and one TD, and 330 punt return yards and three TDs ... As a junior, gained 1,300 yards and scored 17 TDs ... Also returned kickoffs and punts ... Five of his returns went for TDs ... Was honorable mention All-State and All-County junior season ... Rolled up impressive career numbers as he had 5,676 all-purpose yards, including 3,806 yards rushing and 55 TDs ... Earned letters in football and track. PERSONAL: Son of Jimmy Williams ... Full name is Robert Carl Williams ... Born: April 3,1980 ... Majoring in Criminal Justice.
WILLIAMS' CAREER STATISTICS RUSHING Year G-S Att. Yds TD Lg Avg. 1999 11-0 12 57 0 9 4.8 2000 11-0 13 104 2 33 8.0 2001 7-0 42 200 1 20 4.8 Total 29-0 67 361 3 33 5.4 |
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