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Johnny Williams

Williams, John Elliott
Position: S-HB
Height: 5-11 Weight: 177
Born: June 30, 1927 Los Angeles, CA
Died: February 26, 2005 Dana Point, CA
High School: Huntington Park (CA)

Year	College	Status
1948	Compton JC
1949	Southern California	Lettered
1950	Southern California	Lettered
1951	Southern California	Lettered

Draft: 26th round (304th overall) 1951 Washington Redskins

Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
1952 Washington Redskins (NFL)1952 WAS NFL	43	S-LOH	12	12
1953 Washington Redskins (NFL)1953 WAS NFL	43	RS	12	12
1954 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1954 SF NFL	25	LS-RDH-RS	11	11
1955 Montreal Alouettes (IRFU)1955 MTL IRFU	86	DB	4
3 Years (NFL)3 Years NFL			35	35
1 Year (CFL)1 Year CFL			4

Transaction	Date	Team
Draft	1/19/1951	1951 Washington Redskins (NFL)1951 WAS NFL
Signed		1952 Washington Redskins (NFL)1952 WAS NFL
Traded	8/4/1954	1954 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1954 SF NFL
Free Agent	5/1/1955	1954 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1954 SF NFL
Signed		1955 Montreal Alouettes (IRFU)1955 MTL IRFU
Released		1955 Montreal Alouettes (IRFU)1955 MTL IRFU

AWARDS
1952 New York Daily News All-NFL

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	X1%	X2	X2A	DX	FG	FGA	FG%	S	SAF	PTS
1952 Washington Redskins (NFL)1952 WAS NFL	3	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	18
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	3	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	18

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	FUM
1952 Washington Redskins (NFL)1952 WAS NFL	2	3	1.5	2	0		0	0
1955 Montreal Alouettes (IRFU)1955 MTL IRFU	2	13	6.5	8	0		0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	2	3	1.5	2	0		0	0

RECEIVING	TAR	REC	PCT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	FUM
1952 Washington Redskins (NFL)1952 WAS NFL		1		13	13.0	13	0		0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL		1		13	13.0	13	0		0	0

INTERCEPTIONS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
1952 Washington Redskins (NFL)1952 WAS NFL	5	97	19.4	38t	1
1953 Washington Redskins (NFL)1953 WAS NFL	6	26	4.3	7	0
1954 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1954 SF NFL	3	28	9.3	15	0
1955 Montreal Alouettes (IRFU)1955 MTL IRFU	2	29	14.5	15	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	14	151	10.8	38t	1
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	2	29	14.5	15	0

PUNT RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1952 Washington Redskins (NFL)1952 WAS NFL	24		366	15.3	74t	2
1953 Washington Redskins (NFL)1953 WAS NFL	18		172	9.6	62	0
1955 Montreal Alouettes (IRFU)1955 MTL IRFU	14	-	81	5.8	23	0		0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	42		538	12.8	74t	2
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	14		81	5.8	23	0		0

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1952 Washington Redskins (NFL)1952 WAS NFL	20		486	24.3	48	0
1953 Washington Redskins (NFL)1953 WAS NFL	9		224	24.9	33	0		0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	29		710	24.5	48	0		0	0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
1952 Washington Redskins (NFL)1952 WAS NFL	5		3	1	4	24	0
1953 Washington Redskins (NFL)1953 WAS NFL	0	0	0	2	2	0	0
1954 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1954 SF NFL	0	0	0	2	2	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	5	0	3	5	8	24	0

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