Joel Williams (offensive lineman)

Joel Williams

Williams from cover of a 1950 program
No. 22, 20
Position:	Center
Personal information
Born:	(1926-03-18)March 18, 1926 San Angelo, Texas, U.S.
Died:	March 10, 1997(1997-03-10) (aged 70) Odessa, Texas, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
College:	Texas
NFL draft:	1948 / round: 22 / pick: 198 (By the Washington Redskins) Redrafted 1951, 7th round, 85th overall after termination of Colts franchise.
Career history
San Francisco 49ers (1948) Richmond Rebels (1949) Baltimore Colts (1950) Edmonton Eskimos (1951) Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1952)
Career highlights and awards
1947 Southwest Conference Champion 1948 Sugar Bowl Champion 1949 All-AFL team 1949 AFL Championship
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 26 Starts: 26 Touchdowns: 1

Joel Herschel Williams (March 18, 1926 – March 10, 1997) was an American football center in the National Football League (NFL) for the Baltimore Colts; in the All-American Football Conference for the San Francisco 49ers; in the American Football League for the Richmond Rebels and in the Canadian Football League for the Edmonton Eskimos and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Williams played college football at the University of Texas.

Williams was born in San Angelo Texas and played high school football at Central High school there where he was 1st Team All-State and helped the team win the 1943 State Championship.^[1][2] He stated college at the Southwestern Louisiana Institute of Liberal and Technical Learning and spent time in the Navy before ending up at Texas. There he played on the JV team in 1946 and made the varsity in 1947. That season, led by Bobby Layne, the Longhorns went 10-1, won the Southwest Conference Championship and then the 1948 Sugar Bowl.