Bernard Williams (football player)
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Bernard Williams (Bennie Bernard Williams) was born on July 18, 1972 in Memphis, Tennessee. After going to high school at Hamilton (Memphis, TN), Williams attended the University of Georgia. Williams made his professional debut in the NFL in 1994 with the Philadelphia Eagles. He played for the Philadelphia Eagles for his entire 1 year career.
Acquired
Signed a contract extension with the Argonauts on April 11, 2005.
Named East Division All-Star at Tackle for first time in his career…Started at Left Tackle in both games versus Hamilton…Started all 18 games for Toronto at Left Tackle…Week 1, started at Left Tackle but was ejected from the game after receiving an objectionable conduct penalty in the 4th Quarter vs BC…
2005 Playoffs
Started at LT in East Championship versus Montreal.
Re-signed with the Argonauts on May 23, 2004…Started 15 games with Toronto at offensive tackle but missed three games due to ankle injury and leg strain…
2004 Playoffs
Started at left tackle in East Semi-Final vs Hamilton…Started at left tackle in East Championship vs Montreal…
Grey Cup Championship
Started at left tackle in win vs BC.
Signed as a free agent with Toronto on February 20, 2003…Started 15 games at left tackle including two playoff games…Honoured by the FRC Toronto chapter as the team’s outstanding lineman.
2003 Playoffs
Started the East Semi-Final and East Championship at O-line.
Played 13 games with Detroit, started four of them…finished with 10 solo tackles and eight assisted tackles… knocked down 10 passes…caught eight passes for 41 yards and three TD…caught a three yard TD pass, the first of his career in Detroit’s 55-34 loss to Indiana on May 18th.
Signed with the Detroit Fury of the AFL as a free-agent on April 16…played in six games with Detroit during the regular season, making four solo tackles and one interception…caught a 15-yard TD pass in the Fury’s 52-44 opening round playoff loss to Arizona…came to Detroit after playing 10 games at left tackle with the Memphis Maniax (XFL) …selected by the Memphis Maniax (XFL) in the 2nd Round (11th Overall) of the league’s inaugural supplemental draft.
Signed as a free agent with the BC Lions on June 5…in his first season of play since 1994, saw action in five games for the Lions…in addition to his familiar position at offensive tackle, Williams also saw spot duty at tight end where he caught one reception for 20 yards during the year…was released by the Lions on November 5.
Selected in the 1st Round (14th Overall) of the 1994 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles…was the first offensive lineman taken in the draft, and one of four selected in the first round that season…started in all 16 Eagles games at left tackle as a rookie…named to the All-NFL Rookie Team.
College
Played from 1990-1993 with the University of Georgia started as a DT before moving to OT in his sophomore season…started 32 of 45 games…
Named Football News All-America First Team All-Star...invited to play in the East-West Shrine post-season All-Star game…elected offensive captain…
Started all 11 games...integral part of the SEC Eastern Division Co-Championship team…started in the Bulldogs’ 21-14 victory over Ohio State in the Citrus Bowl…
Blocked a field goal vs Ole Miss and one convert vs. Kentucky…started in the Bulldogs’ 24-15 victory over Arkansas in the Independence Bowl...
A true freshman, set record for blocked kicks with three…named to Knoxville News Sentinel Freshman All-SEC Team.
Bernard played at Hamilton High School in Memphis and was named to the USA TODAY All-USA team and was named Tennessee Player of the Year by USA TODAY. Bernard and his wife Lee Ann, a Georgia judge, live in Atlanta in the off-season with their daughter Dahlia, born in January 2005.
