Teddy Williams (American football)

He did not play college football, but was an Olympic caliber world class four-time NCAA All American sprinter at the University of Texas at San Antonio.

As the most decorated athlete in the university's rich history, Williams headlined the 2024 UTSA Hall of Fame Induction Class.

Later that summer Williams was invited to compete in the 2008 USA Olympic Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Oregon.

With that time the quartet was invited to Beijing, China to represent Team USA in the preliminary round of the 4x100m relay.

Due to a batched exchange in the finals of the event, Team USA was disqualified, thus ending Williams' chance of bringing home an Olympic medal.

The Dallas Cowboys were having their training camp in San Antonio and Williams, who had just finished his senior season and still had one more year of eligibility in a different sport, got a tryout in part because he was attending a local school and because of the relationship between University of Texas at San Antonio's assistant Eric Roark and the Cowboys' director of scouting Tom Ciskowski.

[3] Although he did not play football in college, the Cowboys were intrigued by his size/speed ratio and signed him as an undrafted free agent after a try-out on July 31.

[4] During the Dallas Cowboys' 2011 training camp, he was hindered by a hamstring injury he suffered after a collision with assistant Jimmy Robinson,[5] and was released on September 3.

[6] During training camp, he was moved from wide receiver to cornerback, but couldn't make the team and was released on August 31.

[7] On October 27, during a 27-13 victory over the Atlanta Falcons, Williams caught a 51-yard pass from quarterback Carson Palmer.

[14] On October 28, Williams was placed on injured reserve with a knee injury after recording a game changing interception against Drew Brees and the Saints.

[19] On August 6, Williams requested his release from the Giants to deal with personal and family health issues.

[20] He married his college sweetheart who was a three-time All American sprinter herself and they have three children (Dymiand, Christian and Tatiana) together.

Williams for 10 straight years provided a completely free unisex “Fast Like Teddy” speed and Agility camp every summer in his hometown of Tyler, Texas.