Clancy Williams
Encyclopedia
Clarence "Clancy" Williams (born September 24, 1942 in Beaumont, Texas
) is a former American football
defensive back
who played eight seasons in the NFL.
He spent his entire pro career with the Los Angeles Rams, as a starting cornerback, and wore #24. He died of cancer in 1986.
Beaumont, Texas
Beaumont is a city in and county seat of Jefferson County, Texas, United States, within the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's population was 118,296 at the 2010 census. With Port Arthur and Orange, it forms the Golden Triangle, a major industrial area on the...
) is a former American football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
defensive back
Defensive back
In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players and linebackers, who take positions directly behind or close to the line of...
who played eight seasons in the NFL.
He spent his entire pro career with the Los Angeles Rams, as a starting cornerback, and wore #24. He died of cancer in 1986.