Researching Clarence Williams
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The name Clarence means "Bright, clear" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Clarence Williams on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Clarence Williams and the Williams Family History
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Some Famous People called Clarence Williams
Clarence Williams (tight end)
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.
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 Los Angeles Rams from 1965 through 1972.
Like his father, Clarence III played high school football at Renton and college football at Washington State in Pullman. He was selected in the seventh round (169th overall) of the 1993 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos.
Williams also played for the Frankfurt Galaxy 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, 1990–92.
Source: Clarence Williams (tight end), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaClarence Williams (baseball)
Clarence "Waxey" Williams (January 27, 1866 – September 23, 1934) was an American baseball catcher who played for predecessor teams to the Negro leagues. He joined the Cuban Giants, the first black professional team, during their first season. He played at least 20 years for major teams. He was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. In his time the Cuban Giants played in otherwise all-white leagues during 1887, 1889, and 1890, but Williams and Frank Grant played on the otherwise white Harrisburg team in the Eastern Interstate League. (Harrisburg and the Giants battled for the pennant.)
Source: Clarence Williams (baseball), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Williams
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