Williams was born in 1902 in Marshall, Oklahoma,[1] and attended Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas.

[5] Williams played for the Georgia Tech football team during the one-platoon system era, and was a three-time letterman (1923–1925).

[6][b] Williams was primarily a halfback during his sophomore and junior seasons; he was named to the 1923 College Football All-Southern Team by John Francis of the Courier Journal of Louisville, Kentucky.

[11] At the time he registered for the draft, in February 1942, Williams was living in Wayne, Michigan, and was working for Ford Motor Company.

[1] Williams died in 1988 at his residence in Kettering, Ohio; he was survived by his wife and two daughters.