Western Carolina Athletics Hall of Fame
Steve Williams - Football - (1968-71)
A prominent figure in the resurgence of Western Carolina's football program in the late 1960s and early 1970s as a dominant defensive lineman. He started for four seasons (1968-1971) and was a key performer on the 1969 team that finished 9-1 and was WCU's first team to finish ranked in the top 10. He was credited with nearly 300 tackles and was a two-time All-NAIA District Six selection. He was named Associated Press (AP) College Division All-America team in his senior season (1971). He was drafted by the San Francisco 49er's, played one season in the Canadian Football League and made several starts in the NFL as a member of the Baltimore Colts in the 1973 and 1974 seasons.
