Rodney Williams (wide receiver)
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Position: | Wide receiver |
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Born: | Oakland, California, U.S. | August 15, 1973
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Palmdale (Palmdale, California) |
College: | Arizona |
Undrafted: | 1998 |
Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Rodney Allen Williams (born August 15, 1973) is a former American football wide receiver who played two seasons with the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He first enrolled at Los Angeles Pierce College before transferring to the University of Arizona. He attended Palmdale High School in Palmdale, California.[1] Williams was also a member of the Barcelona Dragons, Green Bay Packers and San Diego Chargers.
Professional baseball career
Williams was selected by the
College career
Williams first played college football in 1994 at Los Angeles Pierce College.[4] He then transferred to play for the Arizona Wildcats from 1995 to 1997, recording career totals of 1,536 yards and twelve touchdowns on 112 receptions.[5]
Professional football career
Williams signed with the
Personal life
Williams was born with only one kidney.[3] He is referenced in the song "Palmdale" by Afroman, in the lyric "Turn on the TV/ then I see / different homeboys that went to school with me/ playing in the NFL/ We used to kick back in East Palmdale / Rodney Williams, ..."[8]
References
- ^ a b "RODNEY WILLIAMS". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on January 7, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- ^ a b "Rod Williams". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- ^ a b Kroichick, Ron (August 1, 1998). "Raiders' Receiver Shows He Has Plenty Left Inside". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on December 28, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- ^ a b Dominguez, Fernando (May 7, 1998). "Slimak's Problems Weren't Limited to Baseball Field". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 28, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- ^ "Rodney Williams". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- ^ "Rodney Williams". justsportsstats.com. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- ^ a b c "RODNEY WILLIAMS". foxsports.com. Archived from the original on December 28, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- ^ "Afroman – Palmdale". songmeanings.com. Retrieved July 8, 2017.