Lester Williams (January 19, 1959 – August 16, 2017) was an American football

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in the National Football League (NFL), mainly for the

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, including the team's first Super Bowl appearance. He finished his career with the

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in 1986 and the

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in 1987. Williams was born in Miami, Florida. He attended

Carol City High School Miami Carol City Senior High School (MCCSH) is a public high school located at 3301 Miami Gardens Drive in Miami Gardens, Florida, United States. It was established in 1963. The school is part of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools system. The sc ...

. He was an All-American at the University of Miami in 1981. He was drafted in the first round (27th overall pick) of the

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. Williams was added to the school's Sports Hall of Fame in 1999. He died at his home in Birmingham, Alabama on August 16, 2017 at age 58.

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