Biographical details | |
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Born | December 10, 1935 |
Died | September 2, 2021 Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. | (aged 85)
Alma mater | Mississippi College (1957) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1957–1959 | East Tallahatchie HS (MS) (assistant) |
1960–1961 | East Tallahatchie HS (MS) |
1962–1964 | Magee HS (MS) |
1965–1971 | Biloxi HS (MS) |
1972–1990 | Mississippi College |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 122–81–3 (college) |
Tournaments | 7–3 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 NCAA Division II (1989) 3 GSC (1979, 1988, 1990) | |
Awards | |
AFCA Division II COY (1989) 2× GSC Coach of the Year (1979, 1990) | |
John Marion Williams (December 10, 1935 – September 2, 2021) was an American college football coach. He served as the head football coach at Mississippi College in Clinton, Mississippi from 1972 to 1990, compiling and record of 122–81–3 and winning an NCAA Division II Football Championship in 1989. Before he was hired at Mississippi College in December 1971, Williams coached high school football in the state of Mississippi.[1][2]
Williams died on September 2, 2021, at his home in Jackson, Mississippi.[3]