[citation needed] Williams grew up in Houston and began playing semi-pro ball on sawmill towns of Texas such as Baytown and Conroe.

[4] Following his Negro league days, Williams was invited to Fenway Park for a Boston Red Sox tryout in 1945, on the recommendation of black sportswriter Wendell Smith.

[5] At the end of 1947, Williams played briefly in the Cuban League with the Leones del Habana club, batting .286 (12-for-42) with four RBI in 10 games.

[6] Besides the Rojos, Williams played for the Charros de Jalisco and Tigres del México combined in all or parts of six seasons spanning 1945–1959.

[10] In his debut with Los Mochis, Williams gained notoriety when he belted the first home run ever hit in the legendary Emilio Ibarra Almada Stadium.

In 1956, he ranked among the best ten in the league with a .322 batting average (6th), 26 homers (7th), 111 RBI (4th), 102 runs (6th), 36 doubles (4th), 172 hits (10th), .565 SLG (6th), .394 OBP (10th) and .956 OPS (6th),[15] en route to his second MVP Award.

Notably, Williams competed with future big leaguers Don Demeter, Jim Gentile, Albie Pearson, Les Peden and Brooks Robinson.

[6][16] For the last time in his native Texas, Williams played for the Rosebuds, Rio Grande Valley Giants and San Antonio Missions in a span of two seasons from 1960 to 1961.

[citation needed] After retirement, Williams worked at Sears Roebuck for 20 years, the first ten at Virginia and the rest after being transferred to Conroe.