Ricky Williams

Born

1977-05-21

Birthplace

San Diego, California, USA

Biography

Ricky Williams is an American former football running back who played 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), one season in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Texas Longhorns, where he was a two-time All-American and won the 1998 Heisman Trophy. Williams was drafted by the New Orleans Saints fifth overall in the 1999 NFL Draft and spent three seasons with the team before he was traded to the Miami Dolphins in 2002. He played for the Dolphins for two seasons, and retired for the first time from football in 2004. Due to his suspension from the NFL in 2006, he played for the Toronto Argonauts that year. Williams re-joined the Dolphins in 2007 and played with them until 2010, and spent the 2011 season with the Baltimore Ravens. He was formerly an assistant football coach for the Incarnate Word Cardinals and is currently a football analyst for ESPN's Longhorn Network. In 2015, Williams was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.