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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|American football player (born 1953)}}<br />
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{{Infobox NFL biography<br />
| name = Mike Williams<br />
| position = [[Cornerback]]<br />
| number = 20, 29, 28<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|11|22}}<br />
| birth_place = [[New Orleans, Louisiana]], U.S.<br />
| death_date =<br />
| death_place = <br />
| height_ft = 5<br />
| height_in = 10<br />
| weight_lbs = 181<br />
| draftyear = 1975<br />
| draftround = 1<br />
| draftpick = 22<br />
| high_school = [[Covington High School (Covington, Louisiana)|Covington]] {{nowrap|([[Covington, Louisiana]])}}<br />
| college = [[LSU Tigers football|LSU]]<br />
| teams =<br />
* [[San Diego Chargers]] ({{NFL Year|1975}}–{{NFL Year|1982}})<br />
* [[Los Angeles Rams]] ({{NFL Year|1983}})<br />
| highlights =<br />
* First-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1974 College Football All-America Team|1974]])<br />
* 3× Second-team [[List of All-SEC football teams|All-SEC]] ([[1972 All-SEC football team|1972]], [[1973 All-SEC football team|1973]], [[1974 All-SEC football team|1974]])<br />
| statlabel1 = Games played<br />
| statvalue1 = 109<br />
| statlabel2 = [[Interceptions]]<br />
| statvalue2 = 24<br />
| statlabel3 = INT yards<br />
| statvalue3 = 269<br />
| statlabel4 = [[Fumble]] recoveries<br />
| statvalue4 = 6<br />
| pfr = WillMi23 <br />
}}<br />
'''Mikell Herman Williams''' (born November 22, 1953) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[cornerback]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL), primarily with the [[San Diego Chargers]]. He was selected by the Chargers in the first round of the [[1975 NFL draft]] with the 22nd overall pick.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1975 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1975/draft.htm |access-date=2024-10-18 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> Born in [[New Orleans]], he played [[college football]] for the [[LSU Tigers football|LSU Tigers]],<ref name=pfr/> earning first-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] honors in 1974.<ref name=AFCA>{{cite news|title=Griffin, Davis Head Coaches' All-America|newspaper=Valley Morning Star (TX)|date=November 29, 1974|page=B5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4490892/griffin_davis_head_coaches_all_america/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=January 7, 2024}}</ref><br />
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With the Chargers in [[1979 San Diego Chargers season|1979]], Williams had four [[interception]]s and did not surrender a [[touchdown]]. Opponents avoided passing near him, and instead targeted San Diego's left cornerback, [[Willie Buchanon]], who was an [[All-Pro]] a year earlier with [[Green Bay Packers|Green Bay]].<ref>{{cite news|first=John|last=Maffei|title=Chargers must pass the test in '80|date=August 28, 1980|newspaper=Times-Advocate|at=Football supplement, p. 4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/times-advocate-mike-williams-no-tds-allo/136149310/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=January 6, 2024}}</ref> Williams was hobbled by injuries in [[1981 San Diego Chargers season|1981]], when the Chargers' [[secondary (football)|secondary]] was much maligned.<ref>{{cite news|first=John|last=Mattei|title=Look for many changes in Chargers' 1982 edition|date=January 14, 1982|newspaper=Times-Advocate|pages= [https://www.newspapers.com/article/times-advocate-chargers-1981-wrap-up/136318887/ D1], [https://www.newspapers.com/article/times-advocate/138222180/ D2]|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/times-advocate-chargers-1981-wrap-up/136318887/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=January 7, 2024}}</ref> He played in the NFL for the [[Los Angeles Rams]] in his final season in [[1983 Los Angeles Rams season|1983]].<ref name="pfr">{{Cite web |title=Mike Williams Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WillMi23.htm |access-date=2024-10-18 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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{{1975 NFL Draft}}<br />
{{San Diego Chargers 1975 draft navbox}}<br />
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[[Category:1953 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Players of American football from New Orleans]]<br />
[[Category:American football cornerbacks]]<br />
[[Category:LSU Tigers football players]]<br />
[[Category:San Diego Chargers players]]<br />
[[Category:Los Angeles Rams players]]<br />
[[Category:Covington High School (Covington, Louisiana) alumni]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century American sportsmen]]<br />
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