Clarence "Pooh Bear" Williams (January 20, 1975 – February 17, 2022) was an American professional football player who was a running back for the Buffalo Bills in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles.[1][2][3] He attended Crescent City High School in Crescent City, Florida, where he rushed for 5,090 yards, the seventh most in Florida high school history at the time.[4]
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| Position: | Fullback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 20, 1975 Crescent City, Florida. U.S. |
| Died: | February 17, 2022 (aged 47) Crescent City, Florida, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 265 lb (120 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Crescent City (Crescent City, Florida) |
| College: | Florida State |
| Undrafted: | 1997 |
| Career history | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Williams's grandmother nicknamed him "Pooh Bear" when he was a child due to his resemblance to Winnie-the-Pooh.[5]
Williams played at Florida State from 1993 to 1996, rushing for 427 yards and scoring 17 touchdowns during his time there.[6] After graduating, Williams went undrafted, but was signed by the Buffalo Bills. Williams had a brief career in the NFL during the 1998 season, appearing in 3 games and rushing for 5 yards over 2 carries.
From 2016 to 2019, Williams was head varsity football coach at Crescent City High School.[7][8] In 2021, he began work as the defensive backs coach for Palatka High School.[9]
Williams died in a traffic collision in Crescent City on February 17, 2022, at the age of 47.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Pooh Bear Williams". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 20, 2008.
- ^ "All-Time Players: Clarence Williams". NFL Enterprises LLC. Retrieved November 20, 2008.
- ^ "Clarence Williams". Buffalo Bills. Archived from the original on October 11, 1999. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- ^ Henry, Jim (February 17, 2022). "Former Seminole fullback Clarence 'Pooh Bear' Williams killed in car crash". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- ^ "Clarence Williams". Buffalo Bills. Archived from the original on October 11, 1999. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- ^ "Pooh Bear Williams college football stats". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ "Teams - Crescent City Raiders Football (2019) (Crescent City, FL)".
- ^ Hall, Andy (August 18, 2020). "Leaving The Coaching Ranks". Palatka Daily News. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
- ^ "'Pooh Bear' Williams, FSU football fan favorite, dies in car crash". tampabay.com. Tampa Bay Times. February 19, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
- ^ "Former FSU fullback 'Pooh Bear' Williams dies in tragic accident". floridastate.rivals.com. Yahoo!. February 17, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
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