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American football player (born 1982) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Harry Williams Jr. (born August 10, 1982) is an American college football coach and former wide receiver. He is the associate head football coach and offensive coordinator for Tuskegee University, positions he has held since 2024. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the seventh round of the 2005 NFL draft.[2] 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.
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Position: | Associate head coach & offensive coordinator | ||||||
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Born: | Augusta, Georgia, U.S. | August 10, 1982||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Jackson-Olin (AL) | ||||||
College: | Tuskegee | ||||||
NFL draft: | 2005 / round: 7 / pick: 240 | ||||||
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Williams was also a member of the Green Bay Packers, New York Giants, Chicago Bears and Houston Texans.
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.
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.[3]
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