Perry Lamar Williams (born May 12, 1961) is a former

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in the

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(NFL). He was drafted by the New York Giants in the seventh round of the

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. He played for the Giants from 1984 to 1993. He played college football and ran track at

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. He held the 55m indoor track record in 1983 with a time of 6.22 seconds. Together with

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, Williams is an alum of

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-Florham (BA 1987), as the first two Giants players to graduate from the school's NFL degree completion program.Johnson, Roy S.; and Fiffer, Steve
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'', June 1, 1987. Accessed July 27, 2022. "Martin was among the 2,500 students who received bachelor's degrees from Fairleigh Dickinson University in a ceremony held at the Brendon Byrne Arena.... Martin and Williams are the first Giants to attain bachelor's degrees through the Degree Completion Program for Pro Athletes, which was started at F.D.U. in 1985." He works at Long Island University Post (LIU) as the Director of Sports Management. Williams won two Super Bowls with the Giants.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Perry 1961 births Living people Fairleigh Dickinson University alumni Players of American football from Passaic County, New Jersey American football cornerbacks NC State Wolfpack football players New York Giants players People from Hamlet, North Carolina