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Doug Williams

Douglas Lee Williams

Position: QB Throws: Right

6-4, 220lb (193cm, 99kg)

Born: August 9, 1955 in Zachary, LA

College: Grambling St.  (College Stats)

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 56 (1337th overall since 1960)

High School: Chaneyville (LA)

Draft: Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 1st round (17th overall) of the 1978 NFL Draft.

  • 1x SB Champ
  • SB XXII MVP
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Rk Date Day Tm Opp Tm Opp
11979-09-01SatWTampa Bay BuccaneersDetroit Lions3116boxscore
21979-09-09SunWTampa Bay Buccaneers@Baltimore Colts2926boxscore
31979-09-16SunWTampa Bay Buccaneers@Green Bay Packers2110boxscore
41979-09-23SunWTampa Bay BuccaneersLos Angeles Rams216boxscore
51979-09-30SunWTampa Bay Buccaneers@Chicago Bears1713boxscore
61979-10-07SunLTampa Bay Buccaneers@New York Giants1417boxscore
71979-10-14SunLTampa Bay BuccaneersNew Orleans Saints1442boxscore
81979-10-21SunWTampa Bay BuccaneersGreen Bay Packers213boxscore
91979-10-28SunWTampa Bay Buccaneers@Minnesota Vikings1210boxscore
101979-11-04SunLTampa Bay Buccaneers@Atlanta Falcons1417boxscore
111979-11-11SunWTampa Bay Buccaneers@Detroit Lions1614boxscore
121979-11-18SunWTampa Bay BuccaneersNew York Giants313boxscore
131979-11-25SunLTampa Bay BuccaneersMinnesota Vikings2223boxscore
141979-12-02SunLTampa Bay BuccaneersChicago Bears014boxscore
151979-12-09SunLTampa Bay Buccaneers@San Francisco 49ers723boxscore
161979-12-16SunWTampa Bay BuccaneersKansas City Chiefs30boxscore
171979-12-29SatWTampa Bay BuccaneersPhiladelphia Eagles2417boxscore
181980-01-06SunLTampa Bay BuccaneersLos Angeles Rams09boxscore

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