Tyrone Williams (wide receiver)

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Tyrone Williams
Date of birth:	March 26, 1970 (1970-03-26) (age 38)
Place of birth:	Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Career information
Position(s):	Wide receiver
Jersey №:	86
College:	Western Ontario
NFL Draft:	1992 / Round: 9 / Pick 239
Organizations
As player:
1992-1993	Dallas Cowboys
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Tyrone Williams (born March 26, 1970 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a retired wide receiver who played in the National Football League as well as the Canadian Football League. He won two Super Bowl rings as a member of the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl XXVII and Super Bowl XXVIII, though he did not participate in either game. [1] He later won the 84th Grey Cup as a member of the Toronto Argonauts. In 2004, he was inducted into the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame.

[edit] Early life

Williams played basketball and football at Queen Elizabeth High School. He went on to attend the University of Western Ontario, winning the Vanier Cup as a member of the Mustangs football team, the only North American football player to win a Vanier Cup ring, a Grey Cup ring and a Super Bowl ring.

[edit] References

• Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame: Tyrone Williams
• Ian Van Den Hurk, Lord of the Rings: Western alum Tyrone Williams University of Western Ontario Gazette, Feb 4, 2005.
• DatabaseFotball.com: Tyrone Williams