Max Williams (born February 28, 1938) was the head coach of the Dallas Chaparrals as part of the American Basketball Association in 1970.
Before he joined the ABA, Williams accumulated 3,360 career points as a high school basketball player during the 1950s in Avoca, Texas.
With the SMU Mustangs men's basketball team, Williams held the free throw percentage season record for the university in 1958 and 1960.
[4][5] While with Avoca, Williams won the 1955 Texas boys basketball title in the Class B division held by the University Interscholastic League.
[17] During his time as general manager, Williams took over as the Chaparrals's head coach when Cliff Hagan resigned in 1970.
[16] After leaving the Chaparrals, Williams became a real estate agent for a Dallas company in 1971 and was promoted to senior vice president in 1975.
[22] As an oilman, Williams worked together with Irv Deal and Ray Holifield in oil production projects throughout the late 1970s.