Eric Williams (safety)
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| Position | Safety | ||||||||
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| Born | February 21, 1960 Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 188 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Garner (Garner, North Carolina) | ||||||||
| College | North Carolina State | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1983: 6th round, 164th overall pick | ||||||||
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Eric Thomas Williams (born February 21, 1960) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the NC State Wolfpack and was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the sixth round of the 1983 NFL draft.
Williams also played for the Detroit Lions.
He was a 1978 graduate of Garner Magnet High School in Garner, North Carolina, and was inducted into the high school's hall of fame in 2012.[1]
References
- ^ Best, D Clay (April 2, 2012). "2012 Garner High Athletics Hall of Fame class announced, N&O's Tim Stevens included". Raleigh News & Observer. Archived from the original on April 16, 2014. Retrieved April 16, 2014.