James "Froggy" Williams (March 18, 1928 – June 23, 2015) was an American college football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1965. Williams was Rice's all-time leading scorer with 156 career points, including 75 extra points.
That same year Williams earned first-team All-America honors after leading the Owls to their first ten-win season in school history and the No. 5 final ranking in the AP Poll. The Owls went 6–0 in SWC play, registering wins over top 10 teams SMU and Texas.[1]
Williams was a two-time All-Southwest Conference pick and Rice's all-time leading scorer. His 156 career points came on 13 touchdowns, 75 conversion kicks and a field goal. The only field goal he ever made as a collegian was to beat Texas, 17–15.
Williams was named one of the 1950 Cotton Bowl Classic's outstanding players and was selected to the Cotton Bowl's All-Decade team for the 1950s. He was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 1985.
Personal life
Williams took a position with an oilfield service company driving service trucks to oil rig locations upon graduating from Rice. The company moved him into oilfield sales shortly after. He was in the oilfield service industry for 37 years. Williams founded an air conditioning service company in 1987. He was an active alumnus of Rice, as he continued to write and speak extensively about Rice football many years after his graduation.[2]
