Posted By: Zac Carlisle . The Williams-Reed Football Foyer at the Olivia and Archie Manning Center honors the players' contributions. Along with James Reed, Williams in 1971 the first African-American student-athletes to sign football scholarships with the Rebels. He was 65. He left the school in 1992 as its career sack leader. — Ben Williams, the first African-American to play in a football game for Ole Miss, died on Monday in Jackson, Mississippi. OXFORD — Ben Williams, the first African-American to play in a football game for Ole Miss, died on Monday in Jackson,. OXFORD, Miss. Williams still holds the Ole Miss school records for career sacks with 37 and single-season sacks with 18. Robert Jerry " Ben " Williams (September 1, 1954 – May 18, 2020) was an American professional football player who was a defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) between 1976 and 1985. It is awful to know that Ben Williams passed away on Monday in Jackson, Mississippi at the age of 65.

Ben Williams, the legendary Ole Miss football player, died Monday, the university announced. Robert Jerry “Ben” Williams died of natural causes at the age of 65 at St. Dominic Memorial Hospital in Jackson, according to a release provided by the University. He was 65. Lewis Ben Williams (born May 28, 1970) is a former American football player. He was born in Belzoni, Mississippi and was a defensive lineman at the University of Minnesota. Williams enrolled at … Latest on Barnsley defender Ben Williams including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on ESPN Ben Williams (referee) (born 1977), Australian soccer referee; Ben Williams (rugby player) (born 1989), English rugby union player; Ben Williams (triple jumper) (born 1992), British triple jumper and champion at the 2017 British Athletics Championships; Other.

Trailblazing Ole Miss football player Ben Williams dies at 65 Ben Williams had a tremendous playing career for the Rebels and in the NFL. | Source: OleMissSports.com. Robert Jerry “Ben” Williams, the first African American to play football at Ole Miss and one of the greatest defensive players in the school’s history, died Monday.

-- Robert Jerry "Ben" Williams Jr., former Buffalo Bills defensive end and the first African American player to appear in a game at Mississippi, has died. Ben Williams: Pos: DT, Career: 4 G, Eagles/Vikings 1998-1999, born MS 1970 He was 65.

He was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the third round of the … Former Buffalo Billsdefensive end Ben Williams died from natural causeson Monday. In this Jan. 8, 2014, file photo, former University of Mississippi and Buffalo Bills football player Ben Williams speaks to the media at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss. Williams died from what the school described as natural causes.

Williams enrolled at Ole Miss in 1971 alongside James Reed, making them the first two black football players in school history.

Williams also made history before he was drafted by the Bills, becoming the first African American player alongside James Reed to play in a football game …

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Posted: May 18, 2020 3:07 PM . He was 65.

Ben Williams : Pos: DE-NT, Career: 147 G, ProBowl, Bills 1976-1985, born MS 1954, died 2020 The Williams-Reed Football Foyer at the Olivia and Archie Manning Center honors the players’ contributions. Born on March 31st, 1999 in Wales, Wales. Ben Williams, the first ever African-American football player to step on the field for Ole Miss and still the university's sack leader, died Monday. OXFORD, Miss. OXFORD, Miss. He was 65. Latest on Barnsley defender Ben Williams including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on ESPN Updated: May 18, 2020 3:08 PM. Williams started his professional career in the Canadian Football League with the Shreveport Pirates. (WLBT) - Historic Ole Miss football star “Gentle” Ben Williams died at the age of 65, the school announced Monday. He was 65. Williams, who was affectionately known as “Gentle Ben”, joined James Reed in 1971 to become the first African-American student-athletes to sign football scholarships with the Rebels. Ben Williams was the first African-American football player to participate in a football game for Ole Miss. Williams was one of the first African-American student-athletes to sign a football scholarship with the Rebels when he and James Reed signed in 1971.