Del Williams

{{Short description|American football player (1945–1984)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Del Williams | number = 61 | position = Offensive lineman | birth_date = {{birth date|1945|11|9}} | birth_place = Live Oak, Florida, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1984|11|30|1945|11|9}} | death_place = New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lb = 240 | high_school = Live Oak (FL) Suwannee | college = Florida State (1963-1966) | draftyear = 1967 | draftround = 3 | draftpick = 79 | pastteams = * New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|1967|1973}}) * Florida Blazers (1974) | pastcoaching = * San Antonio Wings (1975) <br> Offensive line coach | highlights = * Second-team All-American (1966) * Florida State's All-Time Team | statlabel1 = Games played | statvalue1 = 92 | statlabel2 = Games started | statvalue2 = 87 | statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries | statvalue3 = 3 | pfr = WillDe20 }}

'''Delano Roger Williams''' (November 9, 1945 – November 30, 1984) was an American professional football player who was an offensive guard in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the third round of the 1967 NFL/AFL draft. He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles.

Williams is a member of Florida State's All-Time Team.

Williams died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or sometimes referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0DE7D71738F933A05752C1A962948260 |title=Obituaries: DEL WILLIAMS |work=The New York Times |date=November 30, 1984}}</ref>

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