Terry Williams (American football)
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Terry Williams is a former American football
Defensive Back
in the National Football League
.
Drafted by the New York Jets
in the 2nd round (37th overall) of the 1988 NFL Draft
.where he played for two years until a knee injury ended his playing career well short of what was sure to be an illustrious career. His All-America talent on the track earned him a scholarship to play football at Bethune-Cookman College
in 1984, where he played under former head coach and NFL Hall of Fame player (Miami Dolphins
) Larry Little
.
Williams currently resides in Daytona Beach, where he is the defensive backs coach at Bethune-Cookman University.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
Defensive Back
Defensive back
In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players and linebackers, who take positions directly behind or close to the line of...
in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
.
Drafted by the New York Jets
New York Jets
The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
in the 2nd round (37th overall) of the 1988 NFL Draft
1988 NFL Draft
The 1988 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 24–25, 1988. The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and...
.where he played for two years until a knee injury ended his playing career well short of what was sure to be an illustrious career. His All-America talent on the track earned him a scholarship to play football at Bethune-Cookman College
Bethune-Cookman College
Bethune-Cookman University or B-CU is a private historically black university in Daytona Beach, Florida.- History :Mary McLeod Bethune founded the Daytona Educational and Industrial Training School in 1904...
in 1984, where he played under former head coach and NFL Hall of Fame player (Miami Dolphins
Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
) Larry Little
Larry Little
Lawrence Chatmon Little is a former offensive guard in college and professional American football in the National Football League. He has been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1993...
.
Williams currently resides in Daytona Beach, where he is the defensive backs coach at Bethune-Cookman University.