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Errick Lynne "Ricky" Williams Jr. is an American former football running back who played 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) and one season in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the University of Texas, where he was a two-time All-American and won the Heisman Trophy. Williams was drafted by the New Orleans Saints fifth overall in the 1999 NFL Draft and spent three seasons with the team before he was traded to the Miami Dolphins in 2002. He played for the Dolphins for two seasons, and retired for the first time from football in 2004. Due to his suspension from the NFL in 2006, he played for the Toronto Argonauts that year. Williams re-joined the Dolphins in 2007 and played with them until 2010, and spent the 2011 season with the Baltimore Ravens. He was formerly an assistant football coach at the University of the Incarnate Word and is currently a football analyst for ESPN's Longhorn Network. In 2015, Williams was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Birth Name
Errick Lynne Williams Jr.
Born
Saturday, 21 May 1977
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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NFL on FOX | Himself - New Orleans Saints Running Back / Self - New Orleans Saints Running Back / Himself - New Orleans Saints Halfback / Himself - Miami Dolphins Running Back / Himself - New Orleans Saints Fullback / Self - Indianapolis Colts Running Back | 2018 |
Celebrity Big Brother | Self - Contestant | 2018 |
Magic Molecule | Self | 2018 |
Disjointed | Ricky Williams | 2017 |
The United States of Football | Self | 2013 |
The Real | Self | 2013 |
Exhale | Self - Former NFL Running Back and Heisman Trophy Winner | 2013 |
Jim Rome on Showtime | Self | 2012 |
A Football Life | Self | 2011 |
30 for 30 | Self | 2009 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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NFL on FOX | Himself - New Orleans Saints Running Back / Self - New Orleans Saints Running Back / Himself - New Orleans Saints Halfback / Himself - Miami Dolphins Running Back / Himself - New Orleans Saints Fullback / Self - Indianapolis Colts Running Back | 2018 |
Celebrity Big Brother | Self - Contestant | 2018 |
Magic Molecule | Self | 2018 |
Disjointed | Ricky Williams | 2017 |
The United States of Football | Self | 2013 |
The Real | Self | 2013 |
Exhale | Self - Former NFL Running Back and Heisman Trophy Winner | 2013 |
Jim Rome on Showtime | Self | 2012 |
A Football Life | Self | 2011 |
30 for 30 | Self | 2009 |
College Football Live | Himself | 2007 |
American Greed | Self | 2007 |
Playing with Rage | Self | 2006 |
Hell's Kitchen | Self - Student | 2005 |
Untold | Self | 2004 |
The Apprentice | Himself - Contestant / Himself - Contestant (credit only) | 2004 |
Stuck on You | MV Football Coach | 2003 |
Real Time with Bill Maher | Self - Guest | 2003 |
ESPN's Sunday Night Football | Self - Miami Dolphins Running Back / Self - New Orleans Saints Running Back / Self - Indianapolis Colts Running Back | 1987 |
NFL Monday Night Football | Self - Miami Dolphins Running Back / Self - Indianapolis Colts Running Back / Self - New Orleans Saints Running Back | 1970 |
60 Minutes | Himself - NFL Player (segment "Ricky Williams") / Himself - NFL Player (segment "Ricky Williams Returns") | 1968 |
The NFL on CBS | Self - Miami Dolphins Running Back / Self - Miami Dolphins Halfback / Self - Baltimore Ravens Running Back / Self - Indianapolis Colts Running Back / Wide Receiver / Self - New Orleans Saints Halfback | 1956 |