Jesse J. Williams (2000) - Richmond Athletics Hall of Fame

Jesse J. Williams

Induction:
2000
Class:
1981

Jesse Williams was a heralded football and track performer at Richmond. He was used as a running back and wide receiver on the football field. Williams was one of the top kickoff returners in school history, with 1,773 career yards and three of the top ten season marks. Williams was one of the nation's top sprinters, with world-class speed of 4.3 seconds in the 40-yard dash and 9.4 seconds in the 100-yard dash. He ran 6.13 seconds in the 60-yard dash in the semifinals of the Virginia Intercollegiates as a freshman in 1978, the No.3 known auto 60 clocking ever to date. He clocked the fastest high school 100-yard dash in the nation his senior year with a 9.3 mark at the Atlanta Track Classic.