Running back, Texas, 1995–98
Ricky Williams
- Born
- May 21, 1977, in San Diego, California
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Ricky Williams played running back at Texas (1995–98). He won the 1998 Heisman Trophy, the 1997 and 1998 Doak Walker Awards, the 1998 Maxwell Award and the 1998 Walter Camp Award. He was a consensus All‑American in 1997 and 1998. The New Orleans Saints took Williams in the first round, No. 5 overall in the 1999 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2015.
At a glance
Honors
- 1998Heisman Trophy
- Inducted 2015College Football Hall of Fame
- 1995Second-team All-Southwest Conference
- 1996, 1997, 1998First-team All-Big 12
- 1997, 1998Doak Walker Award
- 1997, 1998Jim Brown Trophy
- 1997, 1998Consensus All‑American
- 1997, 1998Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year
- 1997, 1998National leader in rushing touchdowns
- 1997, 1998National leader in rushing yards
- 1997Sixth in the Heisman vote
- 1998Maxwell Award
- 1998Walter Camp Award
- 1998AP College Football Player of the Year
- 1998Chic Harley Award
- 1998Sporting News College Football Player of the Year
- 1999Best College Football Player ESPY Award
Team titles: SWC champions, 1995; Big 12 champions, 1996
1998 rushing touchdowns: 27 on the NCAA leaders list; 29 in his article’s table (which may count the bowl game differently). 1998 rushing yards: 2,124 on the NCAA leaders list; 2,327 in his article’s table (which may count the bowl game differently).
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Season by season, from Wikipedia
| Season | Rushing | Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| 1995 | 178 | 1,052 | 5.9 | 8 | 16 | 224 | 1 |
| 1996 | 216 | 1,320 | 6.1 | 13 | 33 | 307 | 2 |
| 1997 | 279 | 1,893 | 6.8 | 25 | 20 | 150 | 0 |
| 1998 | 391 | 2,327 | 6.0 | 29 | 29 | 307 | 1 |
| Career | 1,064 | 6,592 | 75 | 98 | 988 | 4 | |
From the college statistics table in Williams’s Wikipedia article (Ricky Williams, CC BY-SA), season by season as the article gives them, bowls included where it counts them. Our own records come from box scores, which start in 2004 (tackles in 2016, kickoff returns in 2009).
The teams in those years
Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.
Before the draft
MVP of the 1999 Hula Bowl.
| Drill | Combine 1999 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′10¾″ |
| Weight | 244 lb |
| Arm length | 29½″ |
| Hand size | 7¾″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.56 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.61 s |
| Vertical jump | 37″ |
| Broad jump | 10′4″ |
| Bench press | 22 reps |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
Pro Bowl: 2002 · First-team All-Pro (AP): 2002
All-Pro teams: AP first team 2002; Pro Football Writers first team 2002; Sporting News first team 2002.
Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.
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