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{{Short description|American football player (1975–2022)}}
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| position = [[Fullback (American football)|Fullback]]
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| highschool = [[Crescent City High School|Crescent City (FL)]]
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| college = [[Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State]]
| college = [[Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State]]
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| debutteam = Buffalo Bills
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* [[Buffalo Bills]] ({{NFL Year|1998}})
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* [[College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS|National champion]] ([[1993 Florida State Seminoles football team|1993]])
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'''Clarence "Pooh Bear" Williams''' (born January 20, 1975) is a former [[American football]] [[running back]] who played in college for the [[Florida State Seminoles football]] team and professionally in the [[National Football League]] for the [[Buffalo Bills]]. He attended Crescent City High School, where he now coaches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/enwiki/w/WillPo00.htm|title=Pooh Bear Williams|accessdate=November 20, 2008|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Pro-Football-Reference.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/players/clarencewilliams/profile?id=WIL190254|title=All-Time Players: Clarence Williams |accessdate=November 20, 2008|publisher=NFL Enterprises LLC}}</ref>
'''Clarence''' "'''Pooh Bear'''" '''Williams''' (January 20, 1975 – February 17, 2022) was an American professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[running back]] for the [[Buffalo Bills]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played [[college football]] for the [[Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State Seminoles]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/enwiki/w/WillPo00.htm|title=Pooh Bear Williams|accessdate=November 20, 2008|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Pro-Football-Reference.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/players/clarencewilliams/profile?id=WIL190254|title=All-Time Players: Clarence Williams |accessdate=November 20, 2008|publisher=NFL Enterprises LLC}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19991011042901/http://www.buffalobills.com/bills/players/cwilliams.html|archivedate=October 11, 1999|title=Clarence Williams|url=http://www.buffalobills.com/bills/players/cwilliams.html|publisher=Buffalo Bills|accessdate=November 3, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> He attended [[Crescent City High School]] in [[Crescent City, Florida]], where he rushed for 5,090 yards, the seventh most in Florida high school history at the time.<ref>{{cite news|first=Jim|last=Henry|title=Former Seminole fullback Clarence 'Pooh Bear' Williams killed in car crash|date=February 17, 2022|newspaper= Tallahassee Democrat|url=https://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/2022/02/17/former-seminole-fullback-clarence-pooh-bear-williams-killed-car-crash/6840112001/|access-date=February 18, 2022}}</ref>


Williams's grandmother nicknamed him "Pooh Bear" when he was a child due to his resemblance to [[Winnie-the-Pooh]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Clarence Williams |url=http://www.buffalobills.com/bills/players/cwilliams.html |url-status=dead |publisher=Buffalo Bills |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19991011042901/http://www.buffalobills.com/bills/players/cwilliams.html |archivedate=October 11, 1999 |accessdate=November 3, 2020}}</ref>
==Notes==

Williams played at Florida State from 1993 to 1996, rushing for 427 yards and scoring 17 touchdowns during his time there.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/pooh-bear-williams-1.html|title=Pooh Bear Williams college football stats|accessdate=February 20, 2020|website=sports-reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC}}</ref> After graduating, Williams went undrafted, but was signed by the Buffalo Bills. Williams had a brief career in the NFL during the [[1998 Buffalo Bills|1998 season]], appearing in 3 games and rushing for 5 yards over 2 carries.

From 2016 to 2019, Williams was head varsity football coach at Crescent City High School.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/crescent-city-raiders-(crescent-city,fl)/football-fall-19/previous_seasons.htm|title = Teams - Crescent City Raiders Football (2019) (Crescent City, FL)}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.palatkadailynews.com/sports/leaving-coaching-ranks|title=Leaving The Coaching Ranks|last=Hall|first=Andy|work=Palatka Daily News|date=August 18, 2020|accessdate=November 5, 2020|url-access=subscription}}</ref> In 2021, he began work as the defensive backs coach for [[Palatka High School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tampabay.com/sports/seminoles/2022/02/19/pooh-bear-williams-fsu-football-fan-favorite-dies-in-car-crash/|title='Pooh Bear' Williams, FSU football fan favorite, dies in car crash|date=February 19, 2022|accessdate=February 20, 2022|website=tampabay.com|publisher=[[Tampa Bay Times]]}}</ref>

Williams died in a traffic collision in Crescent City on February 17, 2022, at the age of 47.<ref name="death">{{cite web|url=https://floridastate.rivals.com/news/former-fsu-fullback-pooh-bear-williams-dies-in-tragic-accident|title=Former FSU fullback 'Pooh Bear' Williams dies in tragic accident|website=floridastate.rivals.com|publisher=[[Yahoo!]]|date=February 17, 2022|accessdate=February 17, 2022}}</ref>

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Latest revision as of 21:17, 3 October 2024

Clarence "Pooh Bear" Williams
No. 39
Position:Fullback
Personal information
Born:(1975-01-20)January 20, 1975
Crescent City, Florida. U.S.
Died:February 17, 2022(2022-02-17) (aged 47)
Crescent City, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High school:Crescent City
(Crescent City, Florida)
College:Florida State
Undrafted:1997
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Clarence "Pooh Bear" Williams (January 20, 1975 – February 17, 2022) was an American professional football player who was a running back for the Buffalo Bills in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles.[1][2][3] He attended Crescent City High School in Crescent City, Florida, where he rushed for 5,090 yards, the seventh most in Florida high school history at the time.[4]

Williams's grandmother nicknamed him "Pooh Bear" when he was a child due to his resemblance to Winnie-the-Pooh.[5]

Williams played at Florida State from 1993 to 1996, rushing for 427 yards and scoring 17 touchdowns during his time there.[6] After graduating, Williams went undrafted, but was signed by the Buffalo Bills. Williams had a brief career in the NFL during the 1998 season, appearing in 3 games and rushing for 5 yards over 2 carries.

From 2016 to 2019, Williams was head varsity football coach at Crescent City High School.[7][8] In 2021, he began work as the defensive backs coach for Palatka High School.[9]

Williams died in a traffic collision in Crescent City on February 17, 2022, at the age of 47.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Pooh Bear Williams". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 20, 2008.
  2. ^ "All-Time Players: Clarence Williams". NFL Enterprises LLC. Retrieved November 20, 2008.
  3. ^ "Clarence Williams". Buffalo Bills. Archived from the original on October 11, 1999. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  4. ^ Henry, Jim (February 17, 2022). "Former Seminole fullback Clarence 'Pooh Bear' Williams killed in car crash". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  5. ^ "Clarence Williams". Buffalo Bills. Archived from the original on October 11, 1999. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  6. ^ "Pooh Bear Williams college football stats". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  7. ^ "Teams - Crescent City Raiders Football (2019) (Crescent City, FL)".
  8. ^ Hall, Andy (August 18, 2020). "Leaving The Coaching Ranks". Palatka Daily News. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  9. ^ "'Pooh Bear' Williams, FSU football fan favorite, dies in car crash". tampabay.com. Tampa Bay Times. February 19, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  10. ^ "Former FSU fullback 'Pooh Bear' Williams dies in tragic accident". floridastate.rivals.com. Yahoo!. February 17, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.


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