Records of Mike Williams on Ancestry

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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Mike Williams and the Williams Genealogy

Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Williams Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Williams family tree.

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Some Famous People called Mike Williams

Mike Williams (baseball)

Michael Darren Williams (born July 29, 1968) is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who had a 12-year career with the Philadelphia Phillies, Kansas City Royals, Houston Astros and the Pittsburgh Pirates from through . Listed at 6' 2", 190 lb., Williams batted and threw right handed. He was born in Radford, Virginia.

Williams was a two-time National League All-Star in and . In 2002, he finished third in the league with 46 saves. In his career, he posted a record of 32–54 with 144 saves and a 4.45 earned run average. When he was selected to the 2003 All-Star game, he set the record for being the pitcher with the highest ERA while making an All-Star team. He still remains the only pitcher to play in an All-Star game while having an ERA of over 6.00 during the same regular season.One of Williams's most famous games was with the Phillies was on July 7, 1993 against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He was brought in as a reliever in the 14th inning, and pitched five shutout innings, gave up a single run in the top of the 20th inning, but subsequently won the game after the Phillies loaded the bases in the bottom of the inning and Lenny Dykstra hit a winning RBI double.

On September 24, 1996, after being hit by a ball in a previous inning, Williams threw a pitch inside to opposing pitcher Pedro Martínez of the Montreal Exposnearly hitting him, which led to Martínez charging after Williams and starting a bench-clearing brawl.

Williams grew up in Giles County in southwestern Virginia. Following his playing retirement, he returned to Giles County and has helped with many charities, being a big contributor to the Relay for Life cancer foundation in the community. Besides, the baseball field at Giles High School is named after him and his wife Melissa.

Williams played college baseball at Virginia Tech and in 2004 he was enshrined in the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame.

Source: Mike Williams (baseball), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Mike Williams (basketball)

Michael George Williams (born August 14, 1963) is an American retired basketball player. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he attended De La Salle Institute where he led the Meteors to three straight Catholic League titles and went to the state tournament's Elite Eight twice. He was a 6'8" 255 lb power forward and attended the University of Cincinnati and Bradley University. In two seasons at Bradley from 1984 to 1986, Williams averaged 13.0 points and 6.8 rebounds per game.

Williams, originally selected by the Golden State Warriors with the 4th pick in the third round of the 1986 NBA Draft, played for the NBA's Sacramento Kings and Atlanta Hawks during the 1989–1990 season, averaging 0.7 points and 1.1 rebounds per game.

On November 29, 2009, Williams was shot and paralyzed while working at an Atlanta nightclub.

Source: Mike Williams (basketball), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Mike Williams (rugby union)

Michael Patrick Williams (born 4 November 1991, in Bulawayo) is a Zimbabwean rugby player for Bath. He previously played for Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby and for Worcester Warriors in the RFU Championship. He plays primarily as a lock but he can also play at flanker.

In 2010 and 2011, he captained the Sharks at age-group level in South Africa before playing with Tuks and the Pretoria-based Blue Bulls in 2012 and 2013. He enjoyed an outstanding 2013 Varsity Cup campaign, winning man of the match in the semi-final against .

He moved to England to join Worcester Warriors on a two-year deal.On 1 February 2015, Williams would leave Worcester for Premiership Rugby side Leicester Tigers from the 2015–2016 season.

On 18 January 2019, Williams would leave Leicester to join Premiership rivals Bath from the 2019-20 season.

Williams received his first call up to the senior England squad by coach Eddie Jones on 1 August 2016 for a pre-season training squad. On 30 September 2016 he was named in the Test squad for the Autumn Internationals. However he was subsequently ruled out of the Tests after breaking his arm.

Source: Mike Williams (rugby union), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Other names that sound a bit like Williams

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