Korey Williams
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| Born: | July 11, 1987 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | New Orleans (LA) Alfred Lawless | ||||||||||||
| College: | Northwestern Oklahoma State | ||||||||||||
| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2011 | ||||||||||||
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Korey Williams (born July 11, 1987) is a former American football wide receiver. He attended Alfred Lawless High School in New Orleans, Louisiana. Williams first enrolled at Paul Quinn College before transferring to Northwestern Oklahoma State University.[1] He has also been a member of the Omaha Beef, BC Lions and Saskatchewan Roughriders.
Professional career
[edit]Omaha Beef
[edit]Williams started the 2012 Indoor Football League season with the Omaha Beef before being released.[2]
Sioux Falls Storm
[edit]Williams was signed by the Sioux Falls Storm of the Indoor Football League and had 1,329 all purpose yards and 18 touchdowns in 10 games during the 2012 season.[2][3]
BC Lions
[edit]Williams was signed by the BC Lions on May 13, 2013.[4] He was released by the Lions on July 15, 2014.[5]
Saskatchewan Roughriders
[edit]Williams was signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders on July 29, 2014.[6] He was released by the Roughriders on September 9, 2015.[7]
Sioux Falls Storm
[edit]On November 3, 2015, Williams returned to the Sioux Falls Storm.[8] Following the season, Williams was named First Team All-IFL as a kick returner.[9] He was also named the IFL Special Teams Player of the Year.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Korey Williams". nwosu.edu. Archived from the original on April 19, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
- ^ a b "Storm RB Korey Williams Signs with CFL". goifl.com. Archived from the original on April 19, 2014. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
- ^ Beamish, Mike (June 14, 2013). "Lions rookie Korey Williams stars in pre-season win over Stampeders". vancouversun.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
- ^ "Korey Williams". proplayers.ca. Retrieved August 6, 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "BC Lions Transactions". bclions.com. July 15, 2014. Archived from the original on August 23, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
- ^ "RIDERS ADD TWO TO PRACTICE ROSTER". riderville.com. July 29, 2014. Archived from the original on August 9, 2014. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
- ^ "Transactions". cfl.ca. Archived from the original on October 14, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- ^ "Storm Welcomes Back Korey Williams". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. November 3, 2015. Archived from the original on November 3, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- ^ "2016 ALL-IFL Teams Announced". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
- ^ "Korey Williams, Sioux Falls Storm, Special Teams Player of the Year". goifl.com. July 15, 2016. Archived from the original on July 19, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
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[edit]- Living people
- 1987 births
- Players of American football from New Orleans
- Players of Canadian football from New Orleans
- American football wide receivers
- Canadian football wide receivers
- Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers football players
- Paul Quinn Tigers football players
- Omaha Beef players
- Sioux Falls Storm players
- BC Lions players
- Saskatchewan Roughriders players
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen