Clarence Williams III (born August 7, 1969) is a former professional American football tight end and running back who played in the National Football League for the Cleveland Browns. He was drafted in the seventh round of the 1993 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos. His father was defensive back Clarence "Clancy" Williams (1942–1986), an All-American at Washington State University who played eight seasons in the NFL with the

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from

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. Like his father, Clarence III played high school football at Renton and

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at Washington State in Pullman. He was selected in the seventh round (169th overall) of the

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by the Denver Broncos. Williams also played for the

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in the World League of American Football. In 2013, he was voted the greatest tight end in Washington State University history by the editors of Cougfan.com. Williams concluded his WSU career with the tight ends record for catches (95) and yards (1,263). He was named first-team all-Pac-10 three straight seasons,

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* 1969 births Living people Players of American football from Los Angeles Players of American football from Seattle American football running backs American football tight ends Washington State Cougars football players Cleveland Browns players Frankfurt Galaxy players Sportspeople from Renton, Washington Players of American football from King County, Washington {{tightend-1960s-stub