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Rick Williams (other)
Ricky Williams (born 1977) is a former American football running back (New Orleans Saints, Miami Dolphins, and Baltimore Ravens). Ricky or Rick Williams may also refer to: Entertainment * Ricky Williams (musician) (1956–1992), vocalist * Ricky Williams (''The Young and the Restless''), fictional character from ''The Young and the Restless'' Politics *Rick Williams (Australian politician), member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland *Rick Williams (Georgia politician), member of the Georgia Senate Sports * Ricky Williams (American football, born 1978), former running back who played with the Indianapolis Colts *Rick Williams (baseball, born 1952), American major league pitcher for the Houston Astros *Rick Williams (baseball, born 1956), American scout and former coach and minor league player, son of Dick Williams *Ricky Williams (darts player) (born 1989), British darts player See also *Richard Williams (other) *Ricardo Williams (other) Ricardo Williams m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricky Williams
Errick Miron (born Errick Lynne Williams Jr.; May 21, 1977) is an American former football running back who played 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) and one season in the Canadian Football League (CFL). After playing baseball and football at Patrick Henry High School in San Diego, California, Williams played college football for the Texas Longhorns, where he was a two-time unanimous All-American and won the 1998 Heisman Trophy. He broke the NCAA Division I-A records for career rushing yards and all-purpose yards during his senior season. He played minor league baseball in the Philadelphia Phillies farm system for four seasons during college. In 2015, Williams was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Williams was drafted by the New Orleans Saints fifth overall in the 1999 NFL Draft after a blockbuster trade and spent three seasons with the team before he was traded to the Miami Dolphins in 2002. He played for the Dolphins for two seasons, lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricky Williams (musician)
Ricky Williams (October 4, 1956 – November 21, 1992), also known as Ricky Tractor, was an American musician based in San Francisco. He is best known as a vocalist and lyricist, but also played drums and guitar. He was the second drummer for Crime (1976–77), the original singer for Flipper (1979) and The Sleepers (1977–81), and vocalist for Toiling Midgets (1981–83). He has been credited with giving Flipper their band name, although he was fired before they made any recordings. Williams died at the age of 36 on November 21, 1992, of a heroin overdose. Early life Williams was born in Palo Alto, California, on October 4, 1956. His father was Robert Williams, and he had one sister, named Kathie Lee. His father was gay, and according to The Sleepers' guitarist Michael Belfer, his father's homosexuality had a huge impact on Williams, as he was bisexual. He was also known to indulge in substance abuse throughout his life, including speed, LSD and alcohol. Career In 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricky Williams (The Young And The Restless)
Ricky Williams is a fictional character from the CBS Daytime soap opera ''The Young and the Restless''. The character was created as the son of Paul Williams (Doug Davidson) and Isabella Braña (Eva Longoria), born onscreen on May 10, 2002. After being portrayed by a series of unidentified infant child actors, the character was raised by Isabella's parents in Los Angeles, California. In 2011, Ricky was rapidly aged to an adult, with Peter Porte being cast to play the character. Zap2it described Ricky as "a one-dimensional villain with daddy and mommy issues". Upon his return as an adult, Ricky was resentful of his father Paul for his lack of involvement in his life in his early years. In June 2012, Porte was let go from the soap opera and his departure was slated to be a dramatic exit. Within the storyline, Paul found Ricky about to kill Eden Baldwin (Jessica Heap) and shot him to save her, killing him. Casting and development For the character's first year, he was portrayed b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Williams (Australian Politician)
Richard Alan Williams is an Australian politician. He was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 2015 until 2017, representing the electorate of Pumicestone. He served for most of his term as a Labor member, but resigned from the party to sit as an independent in October 2017 after being disendorsed as a Labor candidate for the 2017 election. He recontested his seat as an independent, but was unsuccessful. Williams publicly displayed an anti-abortion Anti-abortion movements, also self-styled as pro-life or abolitionist movements, are involved in the abortion debate advocating against the practice of abortion and its legality. Many anti-abortion movements began as countermovements in respons ... stance with regard to reproductive rights, in contrast with the majority of his state ALP colleagues. On 27 October 2017, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk instructed the secretary of the state Labor party to disendorse Williams as the party's candidate for the next Q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Williams (Georgia Politician)
Ricky Alvin Williams (born September 24, 1952) is an American politician currently serving as a member of the Georgia Senate since 2023. Williams previously served as a Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives from 2017 to 2023. Education Williams attended Gupton-Jones College of Funeral Service. Career Williams was a former co-owner of a funeral home and cemetery. On November 8, 2016, Williams won an election to become a member of the Georgia House of Representatives for District 145. William defeated St. Sen. Floyd Griffin with 56.57% of the votes. He succeeded Independent Rusty Kidd. Williams took office on January 9, 2017. District 145 covers all of Baldwin County, and a significant portion of Putnam County. On November 6, 2018, as an incumbent, Williams won re-election unopposed and continued serving District 145. On November 3, 2020, as an incumbent, Williams won his third term, defeating Quentin Howell with 56.16% of the vote. In December 2021, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricky Williams (American Football, Born 1978)
Ricky Antwan Williams (born August 29, 1978) is a former American football running back for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas Tech. Williams was born in Dallas, Texas Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County w .... External linksESPN stats 1978 births Living people Players of American football from Dallas Sportspeople from Duncanville, Texas American football running backs Indianapolis Colts players Texas Tech Red Raiders football players 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American sportspeople {{runningback-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Williams (baseball, Born 1952)
Richard Allen Williams (born November 9, 1952) is a retired American professional baseball player. He was a , right-handed pitcher who appeared in 48 games, 17 as a starter, for the 1978–1979 Houston Astros. Williams attended Merced High School in Merced, California where, in April 1969, he threw a no-hitter in a 1–0 duel against Al Autry of Grace M. Davis High School. Williams attended Merced College. He was signed by Houston as an undrafted free agent in May 1972 and began his pro career in the Rookie-level Florida East Coast League that season. He reached the Triple-A level in 1975 and made his Major League debut on June 12 of the 1978 season in the eighth inning of a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at the Astrodome. Pitching in relief of Joe Niekro with the Astros trailing 4–0, Williams allowed a run during his inning of work to make the score 5–0, Pittsburgh. But in the bottom of that inning, Houston scored six runs and won the game, 6–5. Williams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Williams (baseball, Born 1956)
Richard Anthony Williams (born November 21, 1956, in Fort Worth, Texas) is a former Minor League Baseball pitcher and Major League Baseball (MLB) coach who is an MLB scout for the Los Angeles Angels. Early life Williams is the son of the late Dick Williams, Hall of Fame manager of six Major League teams between 1967 and 1988. He attended the University of South Alabama, where he played baseball under former big-league second baseman and manager Eddie Stanky. Playing career Williams was signed by the Montréal Expos out of college. Williams went 3–1 with a 2.90 ERA for the 1977 GCL Expos (completing 3 of 4 starts) and 1-0 in four innings for the Jamestown Expos. In 1978, Williams pitched for the Double-A Memphis Chicks, as he went 7–4 with three saves and a 1.78 ERA. He was promoted to the Triple-A Denver Bears, where he struggled, going 1–1 with a 9.41 ERA. Williams returned to Memphis in 1979 and went 5–7 with five saves and a 3.31 ERA, allowing 46 hits bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricky Williams (darts Player)
Ricky Williams (born 29 May 1989 from Portsmouth, Hampshire) is a professional English darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) is a professional darts organisation in the United Kingdom, established in 1992 when a group of leading players split from the British Darts Organisation (BDO) to form what was initially called the World ... events. He won the Mill Rythe Darts Festival in 2009 and the Malta Open in 2013. He also won a PDC Tour Card in 2016. References External linksProfile and stats on Darts Database 1989 births Living people English darts players Sportspeople from Portsmouth Professional Darts Corporation former tour card holders {{England-sport-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Williams (other)
Richard Williams may refer to: Entertainment * Richard Williams (animator) (1933–2019), Canadian-British animator * Richard Williams (theatre director), theatre director, producer and teacher * Dick Anthony Williams (1934–2012), American actor * Richard Bebb (Richard Bebb Williams, 1927–2006), English actor Military * Richard Williams (Royal Marines officer) (1764–1839), British military officer * Richard Williams (RAAF officer) (1890–1980), Australian aviator Music * Richard Williams (conductor) (1923–2007), Welsh conductor * Richard Williams (musician) (1931–1985), American jazz trumpeter * Richard Williams, drummer for The Passions * Dick Williams (singer) (1926–2018), American singer * Rich Williams (born 1950), American guitarist Politics * Richard Williams (alias Cromwell) (by 1502–1545), Welsh soldier and courtier * Richard Williams (congressman) (1836–1914), American politician from Oregon * Richard Williams (died 1579) (before 153 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
