Willie James Adams (December 12, 1941 – September 28, 2019) was a former American football defensive end and linebacker for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL) and the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL).[1] He played college football at New Mexico State University and was drafted in the eleventh round of the 1965 NFL Draft.[2]
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Position: | Defensive end Linebacker | ||
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Born: | (1941-12-12)December 12, 1941 Corpus Christi, Texas | ||
Died: | September 28, 2019(2019-09-28) (aged 77) Fort Worth, Texas | ||
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High school: | Roy Miller (TX) | ||
College: | New Mexico State | ||
NFL Draft: | 1965 / Round: 11 / Pick: 146 | ||
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He died September 28, 2019, aged 77.[3] He is survived by his wife Henrietta, children Deborah, Willie, Jr., Cynthia, Mark, Wendell, and Hammond, as well as seventeen grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.[3]
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