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	AMGA - Doug Williams
		Williams was a natural for the position, having been the most prolific quarterback in GSU history combined with an outstanding professional career.
		Williams' impact on the GSU football program was immediate as the Tigers went from a 3-8 record in 1997 to a 5-6 mark in Williams' first season as head coach.
		Williams and new wife Dr. Lisa Judge are the parents of Ashley (19 and a sophomore softball player at GSU), Adrian (15), Douglas III (D. - 9), Jasmine (8) and Russell (4).
	www.alexmardigras.com /03Williams.htm (917 words)

	Doug Williams (football Player) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-12)
		Williams was the 17th overall pick of the 1978 draft, chosen by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
		Williams retired with a 6-8 record as Redskins starter, (9-8, counting playoffs) and a 37-42-1 record as a regular season starter (41-43-1, including 7 playoff starts.) He had 100 passing touchdowns, and 15 rushing touchdowns, in 88 NFL games.
		Williams became the head football coach at Grambling State University in 1998, succeeding the legendary Eddie Robinson.
	www.seattleluxury.com /encyclopedia/entry/Doug_Williams_(football_player) (568 words)

	Ricky Williams Newsmaker: Ricky comes to Toronto \| CBC Sports Online
		It wasn't until Williams lost the appeal of his banishment for the 2006 NFL season on April 25 that the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League pursued the Miami Dolphins running back by putting him on their negotiation list.
		Williams managed to best Campbell's freshman rushing record with 1,052 yards, despite spending most of his time as a blocker, and two years later shattered Campbell's single-season school rushing record with 1,893 yards and 25 touchdowns.
		Williams has said he was prepared to teach yoga in San Francisco until the Argos' interest grew — to the tune of a reported $500,000.
	www.cbc.ca /sports/columns/newsmakers/williams_ricky.html (1251 words)

	Doug Williams - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Doug Williams (alleged killer), 48-year-old who gunned down 14 co-workers, killing six, at a Lockheed Martin aircraft parts plant in Meridian, Miss.
		Doug Williams (hockey), former coach of the Oshawa Generals hockey team
		Doug Williams (UK, Pastor), also a former member of the UK Gospel-Funk band Paradise;arguably the main force behind the groups albums,'Paradise', 'The Worlds Midnight', and 'Love is the Answer', all produced in the 1980's.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Doug_Williams (196 words)

	Williams, resurgent Ticats, no football in Ottawa among CFL storylines
		But all Ottawa football fans can do is watch these and the many other CFL storylines unfold on their television screen.
		The Dolphins gave Williams permission to head to Canada after he was suspended for the entire 2006 season by the NFL for a fourth violation of the league's substance abuse policy.
		The acquisition of Williams was huge for the Argos, who got one of pro football's premier power backs still in his prime.
	www.cbc.ca /cp/football/060613/f061380.html (1041 words)

	Redskins’ Great – Doug Williams
		Williams noted that one had to have talent to make it at Grambling but it was also hard work.
		Williams was determined that he would play quarterback or he wouldn't play at all.
		Williams completed an 80 yard pass to Ricky Sanders for a touchdown and the Redskins went on to score a total of 35 points in that second quarter.
	www.johnnypnews.com /williams.htm (2235 words)

	Sports: Doug Williams
		Williams led Grambling to another championship as a senior, when he passed for 3,286 yards and 38 touchdowns.
		He was a popular Bucs player but became embroiled in a contract dispute with then-owner Hugh Culverhouse and signed with the USFL's Oklahoma Outlaws in 1983.
		A year later Williams was the most valuable player of Super Bowl XXII, becoming the first starting fl quarterback to win a championship.
	www.sptimes.com /2004/02/21/news_pf/Sports/Doug_Williams.shtml (344 words)

	Augusta Georgia: football@ugusta: Williams getting taste of coaching 10/22/97
		ATLANTA -- Doug Williams was well aware of the roller coaster ride he was set to embark on when he was hired in January as head football coach at Morehouse.
		Williams was carried off the field on the shoulders of his players.
		Williams' club can't use inexperience as an excuse, since he has 16 senior starters, including eight on offense and eight on defense.
	chronicle.augusta.com /stories/102397/spo_williams.html (600 words)

	Gruden Is Pleased Blue-Chip Man Back - from Tampa Bay Online
		Williams, the franchise's first great quarterback, was hired as a personnel executive by the Bucs.
		Williams, whose contract demands were not met by then-owner Hugh Culverhouse, departed in 1983 for the USFL's Oklahoma Outlaws.
		Gruden's favorite Doug Williams memory is the 1982 regular-season finale, when the Bucs defeated Chicago 26-23 in overtime to clinch a playoff berth.
	bucs.tbo.com /bucs/MGAG06XTLQD.html (417 words)

	NFL.com: Insider - Doug Williams flashback
		Doug Williams leads the Washington Redskins to a World Championship with 4 TD passes in the 2nd Qtr.
		Williams ran a cautious, clock-consuming offense in the second half, and the Redskins powered to a 42-10 victory.
		Some, including Williams, insist that it was racial bias that made the talented Harris an eighth-round choice in 1969, and that ultimately turned him into a second-string quarterback.
	www.nfl.com /insider/2001/williams_doug090601.html (2118 words)

	SignOn San Diego College Football -- Seven more selected for College Football Hall of Fame
		Williams, who guided the Tigers to a 35-5 record from 1974-77, and Haslett, who played linebacker and defensive end at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, were selected from Division I-AA, II, III and the NAIA schools.
		He was the first player from a predominantly fl college ever chosen as a first-team All-America by The Associated Press and also was the first quarterback from a predominantly fl college to be picked in the first round of the NFL draft.
		Williams, who also was the first fl quarterback to win a Super Bowl, said it's rewarding to him to see so many fl quarterbacks flourishing in the NFL, especially with Michael Vick being the first player selected Saturday in the draft.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/college_football/20010425-1413-fbc-halloffa.html (566 words)

	NBC11.com - College Football - Grambling State - Doug Williams Joins Bucs' Front Office
		Williams spent the past six seasons as head coach at Grambling State University and will work as a personnel executive in the scouting department.
		Williams, a former NFL quarterback and Super Bowl MVP for the Washington Redskins, played for the Bucs from 1978-82.
		Williams was named the SWAC coach of the year in 2000-01 and then the 2002 Sheridan Broadcasting Network's Division I-AA coach of the year.
	www.nbc11.com /cfoot505/2842950/detail.html (528 words)

	Doug Williams (football player) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Williams was the 17th overall pick of the 1978 draft, chosen by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers out of Grambling State.
		On Media Day, Williams was reportedly asked one of the most famous questions in Media Day history: "How long have you been a fl quarterback?" Although the question has become legendary, the story is seemingly an urban legend, sprung up from a misunderstanding of some of the questions Williams was asked.
		Williams retired with a 6-8 record as Redskins starter (9-8, counting playoffs) and a 37-42-1 record as a regular season starter (41-43-1, including 7 playoff starts).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Doug_Williams_(football_player) (625 words)

	WashingtonPost.com: Redskin Greats: Doug Williams
		Doug Williams, who came to the Redskins from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1986, won Super Bowl XXII Most Valuable Player honors when he led Washington to a 42-10 rout of the Denver Broncos.
		Williams completed 18 of 29 passes for 340 yards and four touchdowns in the victory.
		Williams outdueled the Broncos' John Elway, connecting on two long bombs of 80 and 50 yards to Ricky Sanders and a 27-yard pass to Gary Clark.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/sports/redskins/longterm/1997/history/greats/articles/williams.htm (75 words)

	Robinson built Grambling pipeline to NFL - Football - NY Daily News
		Doug Williams had just been named Super Bowl MVP after the Redskins' victory over the Broncos and was standing next to Eddie Robinson, his old coach from Grambling, who had come to San Diego to see him play in the biggest game of his life.
		They included Tank Younger, the first player from a fl school to play in the NFL in 1949, and four players who would be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Buck Buchanan, Willie Davis, Willie Brown and Charlie Joiner.
		Williams remembers not being invited to the Heisman Trophy dinner in New York in a year he finished fourth in the voting behind Earl Campbell, Terry Miller and Ken MacAfee.
	www.nydailynews.com /sports/football/2007/04/05/2007-04-05_the_pros_pro-1.html (926 words)

	Doug Williams Heads Grambling State Football Program
		Williams returned to his alma mater with the dual role of replacing the legend and reviving a struggling program.
		Williams came to Grambling after one season as head coach at Morehouse College, leading the Division II school to a 3-8 mark.
		Williams was the Heisman Trophy runner-up while playing under Robinson and later earned Super Bowl XXII MVP honors as a member of the Washington Redskins.
	www.geocities.com /CollegePark/Classroom/7295/doug.html (524 words)

	African Americans in Sports
		Playing center for Amherst College and later Harvard Law School, Virginia born William Henry Lewis became the first African American to be named as an All-American in football.
		The first African American signed to a professional football contract, Charles Follis, "The Black Cyclone from Wooster," played for Shelby for two years until his career was ended by injury.
		Doug Williams became the first African-American quarterback to lead his team, the Washington Redskins, to the Super Bowl championship.
	www.jimcrowhistory.org /scripts/jimcrow/sports.cgi?sport=Football (445 words)

	SWAC.org - Grambling State University (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-12)
		Williams, a first round draft pick by Tampa Bay in the 1978 National Football League Draft (17th overall) spent the previous six seasons as the head coach at Grambling State.
		Williams still ranks among the leaders in Tampa Bay history in several major passing categories: second in touchdown passes (73), third in passing yards (12,648), third in pass attempts (1,890) and fourth in completions (895).
		Williams also stood out on the high school level as both the head football coach at Point Coupee High School in New Roads, Louisiana in 1991 and in 1993, he was the head coach at Northeast High School in Zachary, Louisiana where he guided the team to a 13-1 record and the state semifinals.
	www.swac.org /members/gsu/dougleaves0213.htm (1059 words)

	Doug Williams to Arizona (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-12)
		Williams came to Grambling after one season as head coach of the Morehouse College Tigers, leading the Division II school to a 3-8 mark.
		Williams led Louisiana Tech to 3 straight undefeated seasons and 3 BCS births, defeating the likes of Miami twice in the Sugar Bowl of 2003 and the Fiesta of 2005 and Virginia Tech in the Sugar Bowl of 2004.
		A replacement for Doug Williams at Louisiana Tech has yet to be found, but assistant coach and previous head coach Jack Bicknell is certainly back in line for the job and has the support of the players.
	www.prism.gatech.edu /~gte868z/dougmoves.html (573 words)

	Doug Williams - Silver Chips Online
		Doug Williams, football player for the Washington Redskins.
		Born in 1955, Williams became interested in football and was given the opportunity to play as a quarterback for the Washington Redskins under the leadership of Joe Gibbs.
		Williams' successful plays are even more extraordinary since he had to leave earlier in the game after an injury to the knee.
	silverchips.mbhs.edu /inside.php?sid=4968 (197 words)

	All American Football League - Frequently Asked Questions
		Players will not be able to leave school early to play in the League as they can now for other professional leagues.
		Players must have both graduated with a 4-year college degree or higher degree and have used up all four years of their NCAA playing eligibility.
		The League desires to have many players who are remembered and loved by the fans at the particular school/region, but it’s not a requirement that a player must have played for the university hosting a League team.
	www.allamericanfootballleague.com /faq.html (2538 words)

	National Football Foundation
		The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame and the alumni schools of their 2001 Hall of Fame inductees will pay tribute to Doug Williams and Grant Teaff with On-Campus Salutes this weekend.
		Williams controlled the airways during his four seasons as a starter leading the Tigers to a 35-5 record.
		The College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Indiana serves as the shrine where those who exemplify the Foundation's ideal of excellence both on and off the field are immortalized.
	www.footballfoundation.com /news.php?id=70 (793 words)

	WashingtonPost.com: Williams Delivers a Super Bowl Triumph
		On the powerful and unerring arm of quarterback Doug Williams, who culminated a storybook season with four touchdown passes in the second period, the Redskins rallied from a 10-0 deficit to trample the Denver Broncos and win Super Bowl XXII, 42-10.
		In a game that focused on the quarterbacks -- Williams because he was the first fl to play the position in the Super Bowl, and Denver's John Elway because of his overall brilliance -- Williams staged one of pro football's greatest big-game performances.
		Williams out-Elwayed Elway with his deep passes, and lobbed shorter ones with the precision of an artist.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/sports/redskins/longterm/1997/history/allart/87sbowl.htm (1246 words)

	The Field Generals
		Williams was a natural for the position, having been the most prolific quarterback in Grambling State's history combined with an outstanding professional career.
		Williams' impact on the football program was immediate as the Tigers went from a 3-8 record in 1997 to a 5-6 mark in his first season in 1998.
		Williams third season proved to be the charm with a 10-2 mark en route to their first SWAC title since sharing it with Alcorn State in 1994 and the first outright title since 1989.
	www.fieldgenerals.com /williams.htm (1090 words)

	ESPN.com - Wildcats' latest candidate: Doug Williams
		Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart met with Williams on Friday at an airport in Hebron, Ky. Barnhart is seeking a successor to Guy Morris, who resigned Dec. 9 to become the coach at Baylor.
		Williams, a former Super Bowl MVP as the quarterback of the Washington Redskins, has a record of 43-15 in five seasons at Grambling, where he succeeded Eddie Robinson.
		Williams said he wasn't looking to leave Grambling, where he played college football.
	sports.espn.go.com /espn/print?id=1483299&type=news (438 words)

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