John "Hot Rod" Williams
Personal information | |
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Born | Staten Island Stallions | August 9, 1962
1986–1995 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
1995–1998 | Phoenix Suns |
1999 | Dallas Mavericks |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 9,784 (11.0 ppg) |
Rebounds | 5,998 (6.8 rpg) |
Blocks | 1,456 (1.6 bpg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
John "Hot Rod" Williams (August 9, 1962 – December 11, 2015) was an American professional
Early life
Williams was born in
College basketball
A 6'11"
Arrest
On March 27, 1985, Williams was arrested for suspicion of point shaving. According to the indictment, Williams had taken at least $8,550 from Gary Kranz for influencing point spreads in games against Southern Miss, Memphis State and Virginia Tech. Williams was charged with sports bribery and conspiracy;[2] his first trial ended with a mistrial, but during his second trial a jury found him not guilty of all five counts.[3] Due in part to the scandal, Tulane shuttered its men's basketball program from 1985 to 1989.
NBA career
Williams was selected by the
Personal life and death
Williams had five children; John Williams Jr., John Francis Williams, Johnna Williams, John Paul Williams, and Sydney Gibbs.[citation needed] His nephew, Toe Nash, played professional baseball.[6]
Williams was diagnosed with
See also
- List of National Basketball Association career blocks leaders
- John "Hot Plate" Williams - also played college basketball in Louisiana in the mid-1980s at LSU and later in the NBA
References
- ^ Looney, Douglas S. (1985-04-22). "All I Want Is to Be Happy".
- ^ Recent scandals: BC, Tulane and Northwestern
- ^ SPORTS PEOPLE; No Second Thoughts, The New York Times, June 18, 1986, Accessed January 14, 2009.
- ^ McCallum, Jack (17 September 1990). "Pass Me The Bread". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ Nets Can’t Stop Cavaliers’ Winning Streak
- ^ Gammons, Peter (January 11, 2001). "Devil Rays find The Natural in the cane fields". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
- ^ Windhorst, Brian (December 11, 2015). "John 'Hot Rod' Williams dies at 53". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
- ^ Pluto, Terry (December 11, 2015). "Former Cleveland Cavalier John 'Hot Rod' Williams dies at 53". Cleveland.com. Advance Publications. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
- ^ Lewis, Ted (December 19, 2015). "John 'Hot Rod' Williams, former Tulane, NBA player, dies of cancer at age 53". The Advocate. Baton Rouge. Retrieved August 25, 2018.