Harry Williams (American football) facts for kids
| No. 18, 86 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born: | August 10, 1982 Augusta, Georgia, U.S. |
||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| College: | Tuskegee | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2005 / Round: 7 / Pick: 240 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
|
|||||||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
|
|||||||||
Harry Williams, Jr. (born August 10, 1982) is a former American football wide receiver of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the New York Jets in the seventh round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tuskegee. While at Tuskegee Harry Williams was initiated into the Lambda Epsilon chapter of Omega Psi Phi fraternity in the Fall of 2002.
Williams was also a member of the Green Bay Packers, New York Giants, Chicago Bears and Houston Texans.
Early years
Williams attended Jackson-Olin High School in Birmingham, Alabama, and was a two-sport star in both football and track. In track, he competed in the 100 meter dash and the 200 meter dash.
Professional career
On August 22, 2008, Williams suffered a neck injury in a preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys. He was taken off the field on a stretcher immobilized. Afterward, he recovered from paralysis, with team doctors reporting his condition was "almost normal." He underwent surgery and walked on his own at the hospital August 28, 2008; however, returning to football is unlikely.
