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Interceptions:	18
Fumble recoveries:	8
Sacks:	5.0

Perry Williams
No. 23
Position:	Cornerback
Personal information
Born:	May 12, 1961 (age 63); Hamlet, North Carolina, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:	Richmond Senior (Rockingham, North Carolina)
College:	NC State
NFL draft:	1983 / round: 7 / pick: 178
Career history
	New York Giants (1984–1993); New York Jets (1994)*;
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
	2× Super Bowl champion (XXI, XXV);
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions:
Interceptions:	18
Fumble recoveries:	8
Sacks:	5.0
	Player stats at PFR

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Perry Lamar Williams (born May 12, 1961) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the New York Giants in the seventh round of the 1983 NFL draft. He played for the Giants from 1984 to 1993.^[1] He played college football and ran track at North Carolina State. He held the 55m indoor track record in 1983 with a time of 6.22 seconds.^[2]

Together with George Martin, Williams is an alum of Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham (BA 1987), as the first two Giants players to graduate from the school's NFL degree completion program.^[3] He works at Long Island University Post (LIU) as the Director of Sports Management.

Williams won two Super Bowls with the Giants.

References

^ "Pro Football Reference". Pro Football Reference.
^ "NC STATE UNIVERSITY 2016-2017 TRACK & FIELD RECORD BOOK/HISTORY" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 15, 2019. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
^ Johnson, Roy S.; and Fiffer, Steve. "Sports World Specials; Giant Scholars", The New York Times, June 1, 1987. Accessed July 27, 2022. "Martin was among the 2,500 students who received bachelor's degrees from Fairleigh Dickinson University in a ceremony held at the Brendon Byrne Arena.... Martin and Williams are the first Giants to attain bachelor's degrees through the Degree Completion Program for Pro Athletes, which was started at F.D.U. in 1985."

[1] "Pro Football Reference". Pro Football Reference.

[2] "NC STATE UNIVERSITY 2016-2017 TRACK & FIELD RECORD BOOK/HISTORY" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 15, 2019. Retrieved July 10, 2017.

[3] Johnson, Roy S.; and Fiffer, Steve. "Sports World Specials; Giant Scholars", The New York Times, June 1, 1987. Accessed July 27, 2022. "Martin was among the 2,500 students who received bachelor's degrees from Fairleigh Dickinson University in a ceremony held at the Brendon Byrne Arena.... Martin and Williams are the first Giants to attain bachelor's degrees through the Degree Completion Program for Pro Athletes, which was started at F.D.U. in 1985."

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-'''Perry Lamar Williams''' (born May 12, 1961 in [[Hamlet, North Carolina]]) is a former [[American football]] [[cornerback]] in the [[National Football League]]. He was drafted by the [[New York Giants]] in the seventh round of the [[1983 NFL Draft]]. He played [[college football]] and ran track at [[NC State Wolfpack football|North Carolina State]]. He held the 55m indoor track record in 1983 with a time of 6.22 seconds.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gopack.com/documents/2017/1/12/2017_Track_Record_Book_PDF.pdf|title=NC STATE UNIVERSITY 2016-2017 TRACK & FIELD RECORD BOOK/HISTORY|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> Perry Williams is an alum of Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham (BA 1987) through the NFL degree compeletion program. He also currently works at FDU in various roles of the Sports Administration Department as an adjunct professor.
+'''Perry Lamar Williams''' (born May 12, 1961) is a former [[American football]] [[cornerback]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He was drafted by the [[New York Giants]] in the seventh round of the [[1983 NFL draft]]. He played for the Giants from 1984 to 1993.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WillPe20.htm|title=Pro Football Reference|website=Pro Football Reference}}</ref>  He played [[college football]] and ran track at [[NC State Wolfpack football|North Carolina State]]. He held the 55m indoor track record in 1983 with a time of 6.22 seconds.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gopack.com/documents/2017/1/12/2017_Track_Record_Book_PDF.pdf|title=NC STATE UNIVERSITY 2016-2017 TRACK & FIELD RECORD BOOK/HISTORY|access-date=2017-07-10|archive-date=2019-12-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215221309/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gopack.com/documents/2017/1/12/2017_Track_Record_Book_PDF.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
+Together with [[George Martin (American football)|George Martin]], Williams is an alum of [[Fairleigh Dickinson University]]-Florham (BA 1987), as the first two Giants players to graduate from the school's NFL degree completion program.<ref>Johnson, Roy S.; and Fiffer, Steve. [https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/01/sports/sports-world-specials-giant-scholars.html "Sports World Specials; Giant Scholars"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 1, 1987. Accessed July 27, 2022. "Martin was among the 2,500 students who received bachelor's degrees from Fairleigh Dickinson University in a ceremony held at the Brendon Byrne Arena.... Martin and Williams are the first Giants to attain bachelor's degrees through the Degree Completion Program for Pro Athletes, which was started at F.D.U. in 1985."</ref> He works at [[Long Island University]] Post (LIU) as the Director of Sports Management.
 Williams won two [[Super Bowl]]s with the Giants.
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-[[Category:Super Bowl champions]]

v t e New York Giants Super Bowl XXI champions
2 Raúl Allegre 3 Joe Cooper 5 Sean Landeta 9 Bob Thomas 11 Phil Simms (MVP) 15 Jeff Hostetler 17 Jeff Rutledge 20 Joe Morris 22 Lee Rouson 23 Perry Williams 24 Ottis Anderson 25 Mark Collins 27 Herb Welch 28 Tom Flynn 30 Tony Galbreath 33 George Adams 34 Elvis Patterson 34 Terry Kinard 44 Maurice Carthon 46 Greg Lasker 48 Kenny Hill 51 Robbie Jones 52 Pepper Johnson 53 Harry Carson 54 Andy Headen 55 Gary Reasons 56 Lawrence Taylor 57 Byron Hunt 58 Carl Banks 59 Brian Johnston 60 Brad Benson 61 Chris Godfrey 63 Karl Nelson 64 Jim Burt 65 Bart Oates 66 William Roberts 67 Billy Ard 68 Damian Johnson 70 Leonard Marshall 73 John Washington 74 Erik Howard 75 George Martin 76 Curtis McGriff 77 Eric Dorsey 78 Jerome Sally 80 Phil McConkey 81 Stacy Robinson 83 Vince Warren 84 Zeke Mowatt 86 Lionel Manuel 87 Solomon Miller 88 Bobby Johnson 89 Mark Bavaro
Head coach: Bill Parcells
Coaches: Bill Belichick Romeo Crennel Ron Erhardt Len Fontes Ray Handley Fred Hoaglin Pat Hodgson Lamar Leachman Johnny Parker Mike Pope Mike Sweatman
Personnel: Ronnie Barnes

v t e New York Giants Super Bowl XXV champions
2 Raúl Allegre 3 Matt Stover 5 Sean Landeta 6 Matt Cavanaugh 9 Matt Bahr 11 Phil Simms 15 Jeff Hostetler 21 Reyna Thompson 22 Lee Rouson 23 Perry Williams 24 Ottis Anderson (MVP) 25 Mark Collins 26 Dave Duerson 27 Rodney Hampton 28 Everson Walls 29 Myron Guyton 30 Dave Meggett 34 Lewis Tillman 43 David Whitmore 44 Maurice Carthon 46 Roger Brown 47 Greg Jackson 51 Bobby Abrams 52 Pepper Johnson 55 Gary Reasons 56 Lawrence Taylor 57 Larry McGrew 58 Carl Banks 59 Brian Williams 60 Eric Moore 61 Bob Kratch 64 Tom Rehder 65 Bart Oates 66 William Roberts 70 Leonard Marshall 72 Doug Riesenberg 73 John Washington 74 Erik Howard 76 Jumbo Elliott 77 Eric Dorsey 80 Bob Mrosko 81 Stacy Robinson 82 Mark Ingram 83 Odessa Turner 84 Troy Kyles 85 Stephen Baker 86 Lionel Manuel 87 Howard Cross 89 Mark Bavaro 93 Mike Fox 98 Johnie Cooks 99 Steve DeOssie
Head coach: Bill Parcells
Coaches: Bill Belichick Romeo Crennel Tom Coughlin Ron Erhardt Al Groh Ray Handley Fred Hoaglin Johnny Parker Mike Pope Mike Sweatman Bob Trott Charlie Weis
Personnel: Ronnie Barnes