Washington State University Athletics
Hall of Fame
Jerry Williams
- Induction:
- 1979
- Class:
- 1948
Jerry Williams has seen almost every side of the game of football. He starred at the high school, collegiate and professional levels, and coached in both the collegiate and professional ranks, the latter in both the United State and Canada. One of the all-time best at returning punts and kickoffs, Williams held the Washington State single-season record with 335 punt return yards for 49 years. His senior season he compiled 1,500 all-purpose years and earned All-Coast honors, capping the year by scoring a touchdown in the East-West Shrine Game. He played professionally for six seasons with the Los Angeles Rams and Philadelphia Eagles and later server as head coach of the Eagles. While with the Rams he was a member of the 1951 NFL Championship team. In Canada he coached the Calgary Stampeders and the Hamilton Tiger Cats after beginning his coaching career as head coach at the University of Montana. Williams is a member of both the Inland Northwest and State of Washington Sports Halls of Fame.
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