Clyde Williams (American Football, Born 1940)
Clyde Williams may refer to: * Clyde Williams (American football) (1879–1938), American football player and coach * Clyde Williams (baseball) (1920–2005), American Negro league baseball player * Clyde Williams (Missouri politician) (1873–1954), U.S. Representative from Missouri * Clyde Williams (New York politician) Clyde Williams was a candidate for Congress in New York’s 13th Congressional District. He was political director of the Democratic National Committee and domestic policy advisor to former President Bill Clinton. Early life and education Williams ...

Clyde Williams (American Football)
Samuel Clyde Williams (March 24, 1879 – March 20, 1938) was an All-American football player at the University of Iowa, and a football, basketball, and baseball coach and athletic director at Iowa State University. He is a member of both schools' Halls of Fame. College career Williams was born in Shelby, Iowa. He played college football for the University of Iowa under coach Alden Knipe. Knipe was a stern disciplinarian, and friction soon arose between Knipe and the older players of the 1898 Hawkeye football team. After Iowa started the season 1–4–1, Ralph Blackmore led the "Blackmore Revolt", in which five upperclassmen quit the team. Knipe simply started younger players, including Clyde Williams, who was a freshman at the time. With Williams at quarterback, Iowa finished the year 2–0–1, ending the season with a 6–5 victory over rival 1898 Nebraska Bugeaters football team, Nebraska. Nebraska had been heavy favorites and were coached by Fielding H. Yost. In Williams' so ...
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Clyde Williams (baseball)
Clyde Henry Williams (April 9, 1920 – June 5, 2005) was an American Negro league pitcher for the Cleveland Buckeyes in 1947. A native of Clarksdale, Mississippi, Williams served as a military police officer during World War II, and played with the Buckeyes during their 1947 Negro American League championship season. He died in Detroit, Michigan Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at ... in 2005 at age 85. References External links anSeamheads* Clyde Williams a 1920 births 2005 deaths Cleveland Buckeyes players Sportspeople from Clarksdale, Mississippi Baseball players from Mississippi Baseball pitchers 20th-century African-American sportspeople 21st-century African-American people {{Negro-league-baseball-pitcher-stub ...
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Clyde Williams (Missouri Politician)
Clyde Williams (October 13, 1873 – November 12, 1954) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born on a farm near Grubville, Missouri, Williams attended the county schools, De Soto High School, and the State normal school at Cape Girardeau. He was graduated from the law department of the University of Missouri in 1901. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in De Soto, Missouri. He served as prosecuting attorney of Jefferson County in 1902–1908. Williams was elected as a Democrat to the Seventieth Congress (March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1929). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1928 to the Seventy-first Congress. He resumed the practice of law. Williams was elected to the Seventy-second and to the five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1943). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1942 to the Seventy-eighth Congress. He engaged in legal work for the Reconstruction Finance Corporation in Washington, D.C. ...
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