Derwin Williams
Appearance
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Born: | Brownwood, Texas, U.S. | May 6, 1961||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||
Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Brownwood (TX) | ||||
College: | New Mexico | ||||
NFL draft: | 1984 / round: 7 / pick: 192 | ||||
Career history | |||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
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Derwin Dawayne Williams (born May 6, 1961) is a former wide receiver for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Patriots from 1985 through 1987.
After his retirement, Williams became a resident of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, he also began working as a football official and currently works for Conference USA football games. When his son, Mason Williams, became a prospect in baseball, the Williams family moved to Winter Garden, Florida, where Mason could play baseball all year, to increase his chances of receiving a college scholarship.[1] Mason Williams was drafted in the 4th round of the MLB draft and currently plays for the New York Mets.
References
[edit]- ^ McGair, Brendan (June 16, 2012). "The son becomes the father: Derwin and Mason Williams". The Call. Woonsocket, Rhode Island. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
Categories:
- 1952 births
- Living people
- People from Brownwood, Texas
- American football wide receivers
- New Mexico Lobos football players
- New England Patriots players
- People from Pawtucket, Rhode Island
- People from Winter Garden, Florida
- Players of American football from Texas
- 21st-century African-American sportspeople
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football wide receiver, 1960s birth stubs