George L. "Shorty" Williams (1899 – February 4, 1961)[1] was an American basketball center who played for the Missouri Tigers.
That season, Williams scored 17.2 points per game en route to a 17–1 record and the Missouri Valley Conference championship.
Regarded by Missouri basketball supporters as one of the greatest centers in program history, he led the Tigers to a two-year cumulative record of 34–2.
After college, Williams played AAU basketball and won two national championships, first with Lowe & Campbell's in 1922 and then with Kansas City AC Diamonds in 1923.
On February 4, 1961, Williams suffered a heart attack while putting luggage into his car and died later that day.