Clarence "Pooh Bear" Williams

Clarence "Pooh Bear" Williams (January 20, 1975 – February 17, 2022) was an American professional football player who was a running back for the Buffalo Bills in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles.^[1][2][3] He attended Crescent City High School in Crescent City, Florida, where he rushed for 5,090 yards, the seventh most in Florida high school history at the time.^[4]

Clarence "Pooh Bear" Williams

No. 39
Position:	Fullback
Personal information
Born:	(1975-01-20)January 20, 1975 Crescent City, Florida. U.S.
Died:	February 17, 2022(2022-02-17) (aged 47) Crescent City, Florida, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High school:	Crescent City (Crescent City, Florida)
College:	Florida State
Undrafted:	1997
Career history
Buffalo Bills (1998)
Career highlights and awards
National champion (1993)
Player stats at PFR

Williams’s grandmother nicknamed him "Pooh Bear" when he was a child due to his resemblance to Winnie-the-Pooh.^[5]

Williams played at Florida State from 1993–1996, rushing for 427 yards and scoring 17 touchdowns during his time there.^[6] After graduating, Williams went undrafted, but was signed by the Buffalo Bills. Williams had a brief career in the NFL during the 1998 season, appearing in 3 games and rushing for 5 yards over 2 carries.

From 2016 to 2019, Williams was head varsity football coach at Crescent City High School.^[7][8] In 2021, he began work as the defensive backs coach for Palatka High School.^[9]

Williams died in a traffic collision in Crescent City on February 17, 2022, at the age of 47.^[10]

References

1. "Pooh Bear Williams". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 20, 2008.
2. "All-Time Players: Clarence Williams". NFL Enterprises LLC. Retrieved November 20, 2008.
3. . Buffalo Bills. Archived from the original on October 11, 1999. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
4. Henry, Jim (February 17, 2022). "Former Seminole fullback Clarence 'Pooh Bear' Williams killed in car crash". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
5. . Buffalo Bills. Archived from the original on October 11, 1999. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
6. "Pooh Bear Williams college football stats". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
7. "Teams - Crescent City Raiders Football (2019) (Crescent City, FL)".
8. Hall, Andy (August 18, 2020). "Leaving The Coaching Ranks". Palatka Daily News. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
9. "'Pooh Bear' Williams, FSU football fan favorite, dies in car crash". tampabay.com. Tampa Bay Times. February 19, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
10. "Former FSU fullback 'Pooh Bear' Williams dies in tragic accident". floridastate.rivals.com. Yahoo!. February 17, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.