For other people named William M. Williams, see William M. Williams (disambiguation).

William Martin Williams (September 12, 1877 – March 30, 1932) was an American football coach and attorney.

Auburn

Born in West Point, Georgia, Williams attended Auburn University, where he played on the football team as a halfback from 1894 to 1896.[3] In 1915, John Heisman selected his 30 best Southern football players, and mentioned Williams second.[4]

The Auburn football team executed a "hidden ball trick" in the game against Vanderbilt, as Auburn seemed to run a revolving wedge.[5] Vanderbilt still won however, 9 to 6; the first time in the history of southern football that a field goal decided a game.[6] Williams recalled:[7]

I was playing left half for Auburn and Tichenor was quarterback. We were on Vandy's 15-yard line and had the ball in our possession. Tich passed the ball to me; I raised his jersey and hid the ball under it, at the same time dashing toward our right end, protected by several members of the Auburn team...Vandy thought I had the ball. Tich journeyed around his own left and went over the Vanderbilt's goal line. The first time the Vandy players knew Tich had the ball and had made a touchdown was when they saw him pulling the ball from under his jersey.

Quarterback Reynolds Tichenor described the nature of the play as follows:[6]

"The play was simply this. When the ball was snapped it went to a halfback. The play was closely massed and well screened. The halfback then thrust the ball under the back of my jersey. Then he would crash into the line. After the play I simply trotted away to a touchdown.

He graduated with a bachelor's of science degree in 1896, and was an assistant instructor of English and Mathematics during the 1896–97 school year while he completed a master's degree.[1]

Clemson

Williams served as the head football coach of the Clemson Tigers in 1897, leading the team to a 2–2 record; his Auburn teammate Walter Riggs was an engineering professor at Clemson, and had been the coach the previous season.[8]

Law

Williams attended Harvard Law School from 1899 to 1901.[2] He died in Baltimore, Maryland in 1932.[9]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Clemson Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1897)
1897 Clemson 2–2
Clemson: 2–2
Total: 2–2

References

  1. ^ a b Catalogue of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, 1896-97. Montgomery, Ala.: Brown Printing Company. 1897. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Harvard Alumni Directory. Harvard University. 1910. p. 737. ISSN 0895-1683. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  3. ^ "2023 Auburn Football Media Supplement" (PDF). Auburn Tigers. p. 217. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 20, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  4. ^ J. W. Heisman (January 14, 1915). "Dixie's Football Hall of Fame". p. 5.
  5. ^ Evan Woodberry (2012). 100 Things Auburn Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die. ISBN 9781623680732.
  6. ^ a b Alan Gould (January 24, 1931). "Sport Slants". Prescott Evening Courier.
  7. ^ Elizabeth Schafer (2004). Auburn Football. p. 12. ISBN 9780738516691.
  8. ^ Bourret, Tim. "2010 Clemson Football Media Guide" (PDF). Clemson University. p. 170. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
  9. ^ Harvard Alumni Directory. Harvard University. 1934. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Williams_(running_back)
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