Jesse Williams (Canadian football)
| Date of birth | November 17, 1940 |
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| Place of birth | Corcoran, California |
| Date of death | September 17, 2015 (aged 74) |
| Place of death | Tulare, California |
| Career information | |
| CFL status | International |
| Position(s) | LB |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) |
| Weight | 243 lb (110 kg) |
| College | Fresno State |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1964–1965 | BC Lions |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Jesse Ross "J. R." Williams (November 17, 1940 – September 17, 2015) was a Canadian football player who played for the BC Lions. He won the Grey Cup with them in 1964.[1] He played college football at Fresno State University and Bakersfield College. Williams was inducted into the Bob Elias Kern County Sports Hall of Fame in 2001. After his football career he was a football coach, coaching at Arvin High School and Highland High School in Bakersfield.[2] He died in 2015.[3]
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