John Williams
John Alan Williams
Born: October 26, 1960
Muskegon, MI USA
Position: RB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 213
College: Wisconsin
High School: Reeths-Puffer (Muskegon, MI)
Career: 1983-1988
John Williams played from 1983 to 1988 during his career with the Calgary Stampeders, Dallas Cowboys, Indianapolis Colts, Michigan Panthers, New Orleans Saints, Oakland Invaders and Seattle Seahawks. Williams ran for 2,637 yards in his career on 594 attempts, scoring 29 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 55 passes for 502 yards and 2 receiving touchdowns..
 Michigan Panthers |
 Seattle Seahawks |
 Dallas Cowboys |
 Oakland Invaders |
 New Orleans Saints |
 Indianapolis Colts |
 Calgary Stampeders |
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | USFL Oakland Invaders | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| USFL | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | USFL Michigan Panthers | 153 | 624 | 4.1 | 31t | 12 |
| 1984 | USFL Michigan Panthers | 197 | 984 | 5.0 | 72t | 8 |
| 1985 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 13 | 40 | 3.1 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | USFL Oakland Invaders | 186 | 857 | 4.6 | 44t | 9 |
| 1988 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 44 | 130 | 3.0 | 18 | 0 |
| USFL | 536 | 2465 | 4.6 | 72 | 29 | |
| NFL | 14 | 42 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| CFL | 44 | 130 | 3.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Totals | 594 | 2637 | 4.4 | 72 | 29 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | USFL Michigan Panthers | 8 | 80 | 10.0 | 53t | 1 |
| 1984 | USFL Michigan Panthers | 26 | 231 | 8.9 | 62 | 0 |
| 1985 | USFL Oakland Invaders | 13 | 136 | 10.5 | 24 | 1 |
| 1986 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 7 | 50 | 7.1 | 19 | 0 |
| USFL | 47 | 447 | 9.5 | 62 | 2 | |
| NFL | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| CFL | 7 | 50 | 7.1 | 19 | 0 | |
| Totals | 55 | 502 | 9.1 | 62 | 2 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | USFL Michigan Panthers | 12 | 290 | 24.2 | 43 | 0 |
| 1984 | USFL Michigan Panthers | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 43 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 6 | 129 | 21.5 | 30 | 0 |
| USFL | 15 | 367 | 24.5 | 43 | 0 | |
| NFL | 6 | 129 | 21.5 | 30 | 0 | |
| Totals | 21 | 496 | 23.6 | 43 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1983 | USFL Michigan Panthers | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | ||
| 1984 | USFL Michigan Panthers | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| 1985 | USFL Oakland Invaders | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||
| USFL | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 186 | |
| Totals | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 186 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | USFL | Michigan Panthers | 18 | 8 |
| 1984 | USFL | Michigan Panthers | 18 | 16 |
| 1985 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL | Seattle Seahawks | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | USFL | Oakland Invaders | 18 | |
| 1986 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL | Indianapolis Colts | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 6 |
