Willie Earl Williams (born July 28, 1946) is a former

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(NBA) player. Williams lettered two years in basketball at

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after two years at Miami Dade Community College. In the 1968–69 season, Williams averaged 7.8 points and 9.6 rebounds per game. The following season, Williams averaged 16.9 points and 11.0 rebounds per game. He was drafted with the fourth pick in the third round of the

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. After playing sixteen games with the Celtics in the

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, Williams was waived by the Celtics and then claimed off waivers by the

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. In his one NBA season, Williams averaged 0.9 points and 0.9 rebounds per game.

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