Roy Eugene Williams Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Roy Williams was born on December 20, 1981 in Odessa, Texas, USA as Roy Eugene Williams. He is an actor, known for 2004 NFL Draft (2004), 2003 SBC Cotton Bowl (2003) and 2003 Pacific Life Holiday Bowl (2003).
University of Texas at Austin, Permian High School
Nationality
American
Parents
Chris Hill
Siblings
Lloyd Hill
Nominations
Heisman Trophy
Movies
Friday Night Lights
Star Sign
Sagittarius
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Trademark
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Hazel colored contacts
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Incredible speed and catching ability
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Fact
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(14 October) Traded to the Dallas Cowboys for the Cowboys' 2009 first, third and sixth round draft picks. [2008]
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Playing for the NFL's Detroit Lions. [April 2004]
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Rookie wide receiver with the NFL's Detroit Lions. [October 2004]
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WR on the Dallas Cowboys [October 2008]
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A freakish athlete, Roy earned all-state honors in both football and track as a junior and senior and was a three-time first-team all-district performer in basketball. He single-handedly led Permian to a fourth-place finish at the 2000 Texas 5A state track meet, winning the long jump with a state-record leap of 25-6, placing second in the high jump (6-10) and finishing third in the 100 meters (10.48) to tally all of Permian's 24 points at that meet.
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Holds records at the University of Texas at Austin for: most receptions in a single game, most career receiving yards, most touchdowns in a season, most touchdowns in a career, most receptions in a season, most receptions in a career, highest average yards per reception, and consecutive games with a reception (which at 47, ties the NCAA record).
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Was a member of what was considered the best college receiving corps in the country, along with B.J. Johnson and Sloan Thomas
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Can play the saxophone and piano. Was in the marching band and because he was so tall, his uniform was always short.
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His brother, Lloyd Hill, is part of the Permian Panthers team featured in "Friday Night Lights".
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Chose his college jersey number, 4, because that was how old his niece was when he came to college. The original number he wanted was taken.
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Loves the movie "The Lion King" so much, he knows it verbatim.
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Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the first round of the 2004 NFL Draft and is now their starting wide receiver.
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Drafted in 2004 by the Detroit Lions of the National Football League with the 7th pick in the first round.
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Attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he was a star football player.
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Attended Permian High School in Odessa, Texas. Permian High is made famous by H.G. Bissinger in the book "Friday Night Lights." Williams makes a cameo in the film adaptation of "Friday Night Lights" as an assistant coach for Midland Lee High School, Permian's arch-rival.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Friday Night Lights
2004
Midland Lee Assistant Coach
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The NFL on CBS
2010
TV Series
Himself - Dallas Cowboys Wide Receiver
NFL Monday Night Football
2009
TV Series
Himself - Dallas Cowboys Wide Receiver
NBC Sunday Night Football
2009
TV Series
Himself - New York Giants Wide Receiver
Rome Is Burning
2008
TV Series
Himself
Pardon the Interruption
2007
TV Series
Himself
ESPN's Sunday Night Football
2005
TV Series
Himself - Detroit Lions Wide Receiver
NFL on FOX
2005
TV Series
Himself - Detroit Lions Wide Receiver
2004 NFL Draft
2004
TV Special
Himself - 7th Pick: Detroit Lions
2003 Pacific Life Holiday Bowl
2003
TV Movie
Himself - Texas Longhorns Wide Receiver
2003 SBC Cotton Bowl
2003
TV Movie
Himself - Texas Longhorns Wide Receiver
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Rome Is Burning
2007-2008
TV Series
Himself
Known for movies
Friday Night Lights (2004) as Midland Lee Assistant Coach
2004 NFL Draft (2004) as Himself - 7th Pick: Detroit Lions
2003 SBC Cotton Bowl (2003) as Himself - Texas Longhorns Wide Receiver
2003 Pacific Life Holiday Bowl (2003) as Himself - Texas Longhorns Wide Receiver
$6 Million
