Ike Williams (American football)
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Marshall, Oklahoma, U.S.
Kettering, Ohio, U.S.
 Williams in 1925 | |||||||
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| Position: | Halfback, Quarterback, Kicker | ||||||
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| Born: | April 23, 1902 Marshall, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||||||
| Died: | April 18, 1988 (aged 85) Kettering, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Little Rock Central (AR) | ||||||
| College: | Georgia Tech (1923–1925) | ||||||
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Ivan Andy "Ike" Williams (April 23, 1902 – April 18, 1988)[1][2] was an American gridiron football player of the 1920s. He played college football for Georgia Tech and later had a brief professional career.
Williams was born in 1902 in Marshall, Oklahoma,[1] and attended Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas.[3] He played high school football with his brother, Orval,[a] and Doug Wycoff—all three entered the Georgia School of Technology (Georgia Tech).[5] Williams played for the Georgia Tech football team during the one-platoon system era, and was a three-time letterman (1923–1925).[6][b] Williams was primarily a halfback during his sophomore and junior seasons; he was named to the 1923 College Football All-Southern Team by John Francis of the Courier Journal of Louisville, Kentucky.[7] Williams played quarterback as a senior; he was also a placekicker. In the 1925 Georgia–Georgia Tech football rivalry game, a third-quarter field goal by Williams was the only scoring in the game, giving Georgia Tech a 3–0 victory.[8]
At Georgia Tech, Williams was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and the Delta Sigma Pi honorary fraternity; he was selected vice-president of his sophomore class, president of his junior class, and vice-president of his senior class; he also was a member of the school's glee club.[9]
Williams played professional football with the 1926 Newark Bears in the first American Football League (AFL), with several other former Georgia Tech players including Jimmy Brewster, Vaughan Connelly, and Wycoff.[10] He later played for the 1929 Staten Island Stapletons of the National Football League (NFL).[3] In his season with the Stapleton, he suffered a season-ending injury against the New York Giants.[11]
At the time he registered for the draft, in February 1942, Williams was living in Wayne, Michigan, and was working for Ford Motor Company.[2] In August 1942, he married Charlotte Bell Swingle of Urbana, Ohio.[12] Williams went on to own and operate a seed company in Urbana, and served as president of the Ohio Seed Association.[1] Williams died in 1988 at his residence in Kettering, Ohio; he was survived by his wife and two daughters.[1]