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Shaud Williams
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Born in Andrews, Texas October 2, 1980, Williams attended Andrews
High School between 1995–1998.During his high school years he rushed
for 7,712 yards, which ranks 10th on the all-time records for Texas
high school football. In his senior season, he rushed for 2,121
yards and 27 touchdowns, leading all rushers in class 4A. In 2009,
Williams was inducted in the Texas High School Football Hall of
Fame.
He started his college career at Texas Tech where he was named "Big
12 Rookie of the Year". Shaud later attended college and played for the University of Alabama.
After leaving college ball for a professional career, he was not
selected in the 2004 NFL Draft, but signed with the Buffalo Bills as
an undrafted free agent. He re-signed with the Bills on December 6,
2007 after being released in training camp. In 2009 he was signed by
the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League on September 9,
2009. He was selected by the Omaha Nighthawks in the 2010 UFL
expansion draft and was on their opening day roster for the 2010 and
2011 seasons.
Starting in 2014, Williams was the football strength and
conditioning coach for the Andrews, Texas school systems athletic
program. He left that job in 2016 to become an assistant strength
coach at the University of Wisconsin.
As of 2020 he was Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coordinator with
the University of Oregon Athletics.Today he is a running back for
the Omaha Nighthawks.
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