Harvey Williams (American football)
No. 44, 22 | |||||||
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Position: | Running back | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Born: | Hempstead, Texas, U.S. | April 22, 1967||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Hempstead | ||||||
College: | LSU | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1991 / Round: 1 / Pick: 21 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||||
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Harvey Lavance Williams (born April 22, 1967), is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders. He played college football for the LSU Tigers.[1][2]
College career
Williams ran for over 2,800 yards in his four years at Louisiana State University, and is fifth in Tigers' history in career all-purpose yards. In his final season at LSU, he was named to the All-SEC team. The Kansas City Chiefs selected Williams in the first round of the 1991 NFL draft.[3]
Professional career
In his first two seasons, Barry Word and Christian Okoye consistently beat Williams out for playing time. In both seasons, he finished behind Word and Okoye in rushing yards. By 1993, Marcus Allen joined the team and became the starter.
In 1994, Williams moved on to the Los Angeles Raiders. He finally received a chance to be a starter, and responded with two good seasons. He rushed for 983 yards in 1994. He followed up this season with his only 1,000-yard rushing season, rushing for 1,114 yards and 9 touchdowns in 1995.
NFL career statistics
Year | Team | GP | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
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1991 | KC | 14 | 97 | 447 | 4.6 | 21 | 1 | 16 | 147 | 9.2 | 17 | 2 |
1992 | KC | 14 | 78 | 262 | 3.4 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 12 | 0 |
1993 | KC | 7 | 42 | 149 | 3.5 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 42 | 6.0 | 14 | 0 |
1994 | LA | 16 | 282 | 983 | 3.5 | 28 | 4 | 47 | 391 | 8.3 | 27 | 3 |
1995 | OAK | 16 | 255 | 1,114 | 4.4 | 60 | 9 | 54 | 375 | 6.9 | 28 | 0 |
1996 | OAK | 13 | 121 | 431 | 3.6 | 44 | 0 | 22 | 143 | 6.5 | 20 | 0 |
1997 | OAK | 14 | 18 | 70 | 3.9 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 147 | 9.2 | 32 | 2 |
1998 | OAK | 16 | 128 | 496 | 3.9 | 25 | 2 | 26 | 173 | 6.7 | 15 | 0 |
Career | 110 | 1,021 | 3,952 | 3.9 | 60 | 20 | 193 | 1,442 | 7.5 | 32 | 7 |
References
- ^ "Harvey Williams Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "Harvey Williams Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com". Archived from the original on 2010-02-14. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
- ^ "1991 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
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