Biography of doug lee williams

The sixth of eight children, Doug Williams grew up in a poor but happy family. A multi-talented athlete, Doug Williams began playing football at the young age of seven, and soon deserted baseball and basketball for his true love on the grid iron. While playing quarterback at Chaneyville High School, he amassed 1, yards in the air and twenty-two touchdowns in his senior year.

Despite his strong numbers, few colleges were looking for a black quarterback in the early 's.

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But Eddie Robinson , the coach at the historically black Grambling State University was always on the lookout for great black football players. He recognized Doug Williams' talent and offered a scholarship that Doug quickly accepted in Red shirted his freshman year, Doug Williams soon put up impressive numbers as the quarterback for Grambling.

His starting record of was impressive enough to make him a finalist in the Heisman Trophy chase. Williams still holds school records for most passing yards in a season 3, , yards in a career 8, , career completions , touchdown passes in a game 7 , season 38 and career Over a five-year tenure there, he would lead the Buccaneers to their first three playoff appearances in team history, an appearance in the NFC championship game and Tampa's first-ever NFC Central title.

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But Williams had a nasty contract dispute with late owner Hugh Culverhouse and left for the since-disbanded United States Football League. He would lead his team in passing completing out of passes for 3, yards and threw 15 touchdowns, yet he also threw 21 interceptions, ending up with a passer rating of In , when his team moved to Arizona and fused with the Arizona Wranglers to become the Arizona Outlaws, Williams showed some improvement, completing out of passes for 3, yards with 21 touchdowns and 17 interceptions, ending up with a However, his Outlaws' just missed the playoffs with an record.

Playing for head coach Gibbs, who had previously been his offensive coordinator at Tampa Bay, he blossomed as a quarterback. At first playing back up for Jay Schroeder, Williams was given a shot when Schroeder was injured and easily led the team to victory against the rival Philadelphia Eagles. In Williams still struggled for playing time, but at the end of the season, when the Redskins had qualified for the playoffs, Doug Williams, with his