Arleigh Taber Williams was an American football

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 and baseball

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 player and university administrator. He played at the halfback

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 and quarterback

Quarterback

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 positions for the California Golden Bears football

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 team from 1932 to 1934. He was selected as a first-team All-American

1934 College Football All-America Team

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 in 1934 by the International News Service

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 and as a second-team All-American by the Associated Press

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. He was later employed by UC-Berkeley as its director of student activities (1957&ndash1959), dean of men (1959–1966), dean of students (1967–1970), and vice chancellor of student affairs (1970–1976).