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A three-time All-American and two-time NCAA champion in
the outdoor 100 meters, Williams won a gold medal as a member
of the 4 x 100 relay squad at the 1955 Pan American Games
in Mexico. He also was a two-time 100 meter finalist in
the 1952 and 1956 Olympic trials.
Williams earned a B.S. from the University of Illinois
in physical education and his M.S. from Indiana University
in health education. An Indiana native, Williams taught
and coached track for 11 years at West Side High School
in Gary, Indiana, where his squads gathered five state titles.
He is a member of the Indiana Track and Field Hall of Fame,
the Gary (IN) Track and Field Hall of Fame and coached the
1988 Saudi Arabian Olympic team.
Williams resides in Urbana with his wife Barbara. He is
the proud father of two daughters; Darla Williams-Tucker
and Margot Williams and grandfather to two grandsons; Thomas
Rasheed II and Julian Lloyd Tucker
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