Jim Williams (American football, born 1928)

Jim Williams

Williams, circa 1951
Biographical details
Born	(1928-12-23)December 23, 1928 McLaughlin, South Dakota, U.S.
Died	June 11, 1989(1989-06-11) (aged 60) Los Angeles County, California, U.S.
Playing career
1951–1953	Los Angeles State
Position(s)	Fullback, quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1954	Mount Carmel HS (CA) (assistant)
1955–1956	Mount Carmel HS (CA)
1958	Pius X HS (CA)
1959–1960	Los Angeles City (assistant)
1961–1964	Claremont-Mudd
1965	Cal State Los Angeles (assistant)
1966–1968	Cal State Los Angeles
1969–1970	Rio Hondo
1974–1975	Cal State Los Angeles
Head coaching record
Overall	33–49–2 (college) 12–8 (junior college) 23–3–2 (high school)
Tournaments	1–1 (California JC large division playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 SCC (1970)

James Davidson Williams (December 23, 1928 – June 11, 1989) was an American football coach. He served as the head coach of the Claremont-Mudd Stags football program, representing Claremont McKenna College and Harvey Mudd College, from 1961 to 1964 and two stints as the head football coach at California State University, Los Angeles, from 1966 to 1968 and 1974 to 1975, compiling a career college football coaching record of 33–49–2.

Williams was born on December 23, 1928, in McLaughlin, South Dakota. He grew in up in Los Angeles, where attended and played football at Los Angeles High School, Los Angeles City College, and California State University, Los Angeles when it was known as Los Angeles State College. At Los Angeles City College he played as a quarterback in a T formation offense. At Los Angeles State he moved to fullback in a single-wing attack.^[1][2]

Williams died in Los Angeles County, California, on June 11, 1989.^[3]