Alfred Williams
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| Position | Defensive end | ||||||||
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| Born | November 6, 1968 Houston, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 265 lb (120 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Jones (Houston, Texas) | ||||||||
| College | Colorado | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1991: 1st round, 18th overall pick | ||||||||
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Alfred Hamilton Williams (born November 6, 1968) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker and defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cincinnati Bengals, San Francisco 49ers and Denver Broncos.
College career
[edit]Williams played linebacker at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He was a unanimous All-American pick in 1990, a consensus All-American in 1989 and the 1990 Butkus Award winner.[1] Williams was also the Captain of the 1990 Colorado National Championship Team. He ended his career with the Colorado Buffaloes with 263 tackles and 35 sacks.[1] In 2008, he was included on the College Football Hall of Fame ballot.[1] Then in 2010, he was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame.
Professional career
[edit]Williams was selected by the Bengals in the first round (18th pick overall) of the 1991 NFL draft.[2] He was a part of the Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos in 1997 and 1998. He was selected as an All-Pro defensive end in 1996.[1] He retired from the game after the 1999 season.
In media
[edit]From 2006 to 2019, Williams served as an on-air personality for Denver sports radio station KKFN. In February 2019, Williams left the station and signed with iHeartMedia,[3][4][5] where he began hosting KOA's new afternoon drive show Big Al & JoJo beginning September 3, 2019.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Williams included on college HOF He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2010. ballot". DailyCamera.com. March 12, 2008. Retrieved March 12, 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "1991 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ Roberts, Michael (July 9, 2019). "Broncos Radio to Be Replaced by Rush Limbaugh, "Freedom" Talk". Westword. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
- ^ "Orange and Blue radio gives way to expanded Broncos coverage on KOA". KUSA. July 8, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
- ^ "Big Al leaves The Fan, headed for KOA". KUSA. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
- ^ "KOA Completes Schedule Revamp With Long Awaited Addition Of Alfred Williams". RadioInsight. August 28, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- 1968 births
- Living people
- All-American college football players
- American Conference Pro Bowl players
- American football defensive ends
- American football linebackers
- Cincinnati Bengals players
- College Football Hall of Fame inductees
- Colorado Buffaloes football players
- Denver Broncos players
- Players of American football from Houston
- San Francisco 49ers players
- 20th-century American sportsmen
