The 1998 Heisman Trophy winner and former NFL All-Pro is coming out of retirement to begin a new football endeavor. On Thursday, Ricky Williams was named the new running backs coach for the University of the Incarnate Word. UIW is a small catholic school in San Antonio, Texas that just transitioned to NCAA Division I and the Southland Conference. Head coach Larry Kennan knows with Williams on the coaching staff it brings some credibility to the program, “to have...
Ricky Williams was one of the greatest running backs and most decorated player to come out of Texas winning the Heisman Trophy (‘98), Doak Walker Award (’97 & ’98), Jim Brown Trophy (’97 & ’98), Walter Camp (’98), Maxwell Trophy (’98), and the AP College Player of the Year (’98). His accomplishments will forever remain at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium as the university will erect an 8-foot, 1000-pound bronze statute to memorialize Williams’ success. The statue will be unveiled during...
