# Del Williams

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

'''Delano Roger Williams''' (November 9, 1945 – November 30, 1984) was an American professional [football](/source/American_football) player who was an [offensive guard](/source/Guard_(gridiron_football)) in the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL). He was selected by the [New Orleans Saints](/source/New_Orleans_Saints) in the third round of the [1967 NFL/AFL draft](/source/1967_NFL%2FAFL_draft). He played [college football](/source/college_football) for the [Florida State Seminoles](/source/Florida_State_Seminoles_football).

Williams is a member of [Florida State's All-Time Team](/source/Florida_State_Seminoles_football).

Williams died of [amyotrophic lateral sclerosis](/source/ALS) (ALS or sometimes referred to as [Lou Gehrig](/source/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](/source/The_New_York_Times) |date=November 30, 1984}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Find a Grave}}

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Category:1945 births
Category:1984 deaths
Category:Players of American football from Florida
Category:American football centers
Category:American football offensive guards
Category:Florida State Seminoles football players
Category:New Orleans Saints players
Category:Sportspeople from Live Oak, Florida
Category:Deaths from motor neuron disease in Louisiana
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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