John Williams (offensive lineman, born 1945)
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| Positions | Tackle • Guard • Defensive end | ||||||||
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| Born | October 27, 1945 Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | July 8, 2012 (aged 66) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 256 lb (116 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Edward D. Libbey (Toledo, Ohio) | ||||||||
| College | Minnesota (1964-1967) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1968: 1st round, 23rd overall pick | ||||||||
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John McKay Williams (October 27, 1945 – July 8, 2012) was a National Football League (NFL) offensive lineman from 1968 through 1979. During that span he appeared in two Super Bowls: Super Bowl III and Super Bowl V for the Baltimore Colts; but missed Super Bowl XIV for the Los Angeles Rams because of injury. He played college football at the University of Minnesota where he was a First-team All-Big Ten tackle in 1967 and led the Gophers to the Big Ten title. He was one of the fifteen plaintiffs in Mackey v. National Football League in which Judge Earl R. Larson declared that the Rozelle rule was a violation of antitrust laws on December 30, 1975. Williams died on July 8, 2012, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, at the age of 66, while out for a walk. He had recently been the recipient of a kidney transplant.