Deadspin (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
This story takes us way back to the year 2004 B.D. (Before Deadspin), and yes, sports existed even then. Back when a 19-year-old kid from Miami named Willie Williams was the most sought after...
Greg Cote's Random Evidence of a Cl (Free subscription) | 09/17/2008
There is a column by me online tonight and in Wednesday's paper on Willie Williams, the former University of Miami star football recruit who was notorious for having had 11 juvenile arrests and then for bolting from UM after his...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 09/17/2008
Ex-Cane Willie Williams' odyssey continuesBy GREG COTEOn the telephone is the young man you thought might be in jail by now, or worse. Let's admit those were the deepest fears, after his 11 arrests as a juvenile, and after he abruptly left the University of Miami football team two years ago -- headed for nowhere.What today would he tell the people back home in Miami?''That I'm still here...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 09/17/2008
From the intoxicating temptation of South Beach and the national buzz of the Hurricanes, Williams finds himself today playing for Union College in Barboursville, Ky., population 3,576 and 94 percent white, where planning is underway for the annual Daniel Boone Festival, where the median income is $13,200, and where the Union Bulldogs are the big sports news.
Kissing Suzy Kolber (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
What would life be like if you had Tom Brady’s chin, but Tarvaris Jackson’s arm? Yeah this is a tad creepy, but I checked out the faux Brady’s website to confirm it’s just a sketch. Turns out he’s a comedian named Theo Von . According to his bio, Von– who has attended more colleges than Sarah Palin and Willie Williams combined– is a veteran of NBC’s “Last Comic Standing” and MTV’s “Road...
Orange and Blue Hue (Free subscription) | 09/19/2008
... I’m sure it’s still all RichRod’s fault. AN UNSIGHTLY CANE STAIN Former Miami Hurricane linebacker Willie Williams was recently covered in an article in the Miami Herald this week ( LINK ). It seems Willie now plays for the Bulldogs of Union County in Barboursville, Ky. As a quick recap, Williams was once one of the most coveted players in the nation before announcing...
The Big Lead (Free subscription) | 09/18/2008
... confirms.” ( MSNBC ) Peeking at the 2009 MLB schedule. ( Bugs and Cranks ) What supposed stud Willie Williams has been up to since leaving the U. ( Miami Herald )
Scott Wolf inside USC (Free subscription) | 08/30/2008
Questions on Whitney Lewis and the song girls. Q: Biggest USC Song Girls scandal pre-2000? A: Switching from red shoes to white. Q: Whatever happened to Whitney Lewis after UNI? The NYT did an interesting follow up story to Willie Williams (Miami) this past weekend. Any chance you chase down some old recruits like Whitney or Randy Estes or Simmons? A: Whitney Lewis showed up at the second...
