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  1. He was selected by the New Orleans Saints fifth overall in the 1999 NFL draft after a blockbuster trade 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, leading the league in rushing in 2002, and retired for the first time from football in 2004.

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      Ricky Williams, former National Football League player,...

    • Early Success and Struggles in Southern California
    • A Tremendous Player at Texas
    • Good, But Not Great
    • Dominance and Controversy in Miami
    • Legacy and Post-Football Life

    Errick Lynne Williams Jr. was born on May 21, 1977 in San Diego, California. He was one of three children born to Sandy and Errick Williams. From an early age, it was clear that life was going to be an uphill battle for Williams. Both of his parents were in their late teens when he was born, and they got divorced in 1983. That meant that even at th...

    Williams took a scholarship to play his college ball at the University of Texas, and the Longhorns would immediately realize that they had a prodigy. As a freshman, he ran for 990 yards and eight touchdowns while averaging a monster 6.0 yards per carry attempt. He upped those numbers to 1,272 yards and 12 touchdowns as a sophomore. In 1997, as a ju...

    For the first 30 years or so of their NFL experience, the New Orleans Saintswere a second-rate franchise. By 1998, they had posted a winning record only five times, and they needed to shake things up. Head coach Mike Ditka was hot for Williams, but the highest pick the Saints held in the 1999 NFL Draft was the 12th pick. General manager Bill Kuhari...

    At the time of the trade, the Dolphins were a good, solid playoff team looking for those final pieces they needed to get to the Super Bowl. It looked like Williams would certainly hold up his end of the bargain. He started the 2002 campaign with 111 rushing yards and two touchdowns in an opening week win over the Detroit Lions, then followed it up ...

    When Williams was right, there was no doubt that he was one of the game’s better running backs. But one had to wonder what got in his way of being consistently great. Was it the residual effects of his childhood issues? Was it because he often used marijuana? Or was it something else? Perhaps he never possessed the innate passion for football that ...

  2. Jul 6, 2021 · The varieties even come packaged in team colors tied to Williamss career: burnt orange for Texas, black-and-gold for the Saints, and that obnoxious Dolphins teal.

  3. AV. 91. Rush. 2431. Yds. 10009. Y/A. 4.1. TD. 66. FantPt. 1644.9. Checkout the latest stats for Ricky Williams. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, college, draft, and more on Pro-football-reference.com.

    • May 21, 1977
  4. Check former Saints and Dolphins running back Ricky Willliams' top 10 plays!Subscribe to the NFL YouTube channel to see immediate in-game highlights from you...

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  5. May 19, 2020 · 266. 6.1K views 3 years ago The Fish Tank. Diving in The Fish Tank for the first time ever, Ricky fondly recalls his years as a Dolphin, particularly his prolific first two seasons. He...

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  6. Jul 1, 2010 · The Ultimate Ricky Williams Miami Dolphins Highlights.

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