Tyrone Williams is a retired wide receiver

Wide receiver

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 who played in the National Football League

National Football League

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 as well as the Canadian Football League

Canadian Football League

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. He won two Super Bowl ring

Super Bowl ring

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s as a member of the Dallas Cowboys

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 in Super Bowl XXVII

Super Bowl XXVII

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 and Super Bowl XXVIII

Super Bowl XXVIII

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, though he did not participate in either game. He later won the 84th Grey Cup

84th Grey Cup

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 as a member of the Toronto Argonauts

Toronto Argonauts

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. In 2004, he was inducted into the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame.

Early life

Williams played basketball

Basketball

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 and football at Queen Elizabeth High School

Queen Elizabeth High School (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

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. He went on to attend the University of Western Ontario

University of Western Ontario

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, winning the Vanier Cup

Vanier Cup

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 as a member of the Mustangs

Western Ontario Mustangs

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 football team.

Professional career

He is the only player to win a Vanier Cup ring, a Grey Cup ring, and a Super Bowl ring.

External links

• Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame: Tyrone Williams
• Ian Van Den Hurk, Lord of the Rings: Western alum Tyrone Williams University of Western Ontario Gazette, Feb 4, 2005.
• DatabaseFotball.com: Tyrone Williams