Tony Williams (2021) - M Club Hall of Fame - University of Memphis Athletics

Tony Williams

Induction:
2021

After an outstanding prep career at Germantown High School, Tony Williams came to Memphis and lettered four years on the Tigers' defensive line. For his career, he registered 178 solo tackles, 237 total tackles, 35 tackles for loss and 11 sacks. In Memphis' win over Tennessee in 1996, Williams totaled 13 tackles, 10 solo, and a school-record six tackles for loss. Williams ranks second on the program's single-season tackles for loss list with 20 in 1996 and ranks sixth on the career TFL list with 35. Among his career accolades, he was named the Memphis Vanguard Club Outstanding Athlete of the Year (1996), All-Conference USA (1995, 1996), All National Independent (1995), Highland Hundred MVP (1996) and Tiger Defensive Player of the Year (1996). Following his Memphis career, Williams was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the fifth round of the 1997 NFL Draft. He would go on to play 10 years in the NFL with the Vikings, Cincinnati Bengals and Jacksonville Jaguars.