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Clarence Williams

Retired

Arizona Cardinals · RB

Clarence Williams recorded 64 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Arizona Cardinals, Buffalo Bills, Washington Redskins, San Diego Chargers, Miami Dolphins.

▶Best highlights

20.7

rush yds/gm

11.4

rec yds/gm

4

playoff games

64

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Clarence Williams's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1979
BUFFALOBILLS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
SEP 16, 1979

Buffalo Bills vs Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season · Sep 16, 1979

157 rush yds · 4 rush TD · 2 rec

Regular Season
1979
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
SEP 2, 1979

Los Angeles Chargers vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Sep 2, 1979

73 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 6 rec

Regular Season
1980
OAKLANDRAIDERS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
SEP 14, 1980

Oakland Raiders vs Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season · Sep 14, 1980

38 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 7 rec

Regular Season
1979
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
SEP 23, 1979

Los Angeles Chargers vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Sep 23, 1979

34 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 4 rec

Divisional Round
1979
TENNESSEETITANS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
DEC 29, 1979

Tennessee Titans vs Los Angeles Chargers

Divisional Round · Dec 29, 1979

30 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 4 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Clarence Williams's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 157 rushing yards · 4 rushing touchdowns

Regular Season
1979
BUFFALOBILLS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
SEP 16, 1979

Buffalo Bills vs Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season · Sep 16, 1979

157 rush yds · 4 rush TD · 2 rec

Career high: 89 receiving yards

Regular Season
1981
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
OCT 4, 1981

Seattle Seahawks vs Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season · Oct 4, 1981

6 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 10 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Clarence Williams's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1970–1977

01
LACWILLIAMS—Clarence Williams
LACFOUTS—Dan Fouts
LACGARRISON—Gary Garrison

Fouts arrives before the system does

Los Angeles Chargers · Searching after Gillman

San Diego struggled through transition but drafted the quarterback who would become the center of its next revolution.

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Franchise era

1975–1982

02
MIAWILLIAMS—Clarence Williams
MIAGRIESE12Bob Griese
MIAMOORE89Nat Moore

The Killer B's defense returns Miami to the Super Bowl

Miami Dolphins · The bridge to Marino

Miami remained a regular contender and rode its defense through the strike-shortened 1982 postseason before drafting its next defining quarterback.

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Franchise era

1978–1985

03
LACWILLIAMS—Clarence Williams
LACFOUTS—Dan Fouts
LACWINSLOW80Kellen Winslow

The passing game points toward the future

Los Angeles Chargers · Air Coryell

Coryell's spacing, motion and downfield aggression led the league in passing year after year and produced the Epic in Miami, though never a Super Bowl trip.

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Franchise era

1981–1992

04
WASWILLIAMS—Clarence Williams
WASRIGGINS—John Riggins
WASMONK—Art Monk

Three quarterbacks, three championship teams

Washington Commanders · The Gibbs dynasty

Gibbs adapted his offense around different quarterbacks and dominant lines, winning Super Bowls after the 1982, 1987 and 1991 seasons.

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Franchise era

1997–2016

05
BUFWILLIAMS—Clarence Williams
BUFMOULDS80Eric Moulds
BUFJACKSON22Fred Jackson

Great defenses and near misses without January

Buffalo Bills · The seventeen-year drought

Buffalo cycled through coaches and quarterbacks while devoted fans waited through the league's longest active playoff drought.

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Franchise era

1988–2003

06
ARIWILLIAMS—Clarence Williams
ARIWILLIAMS35Aeneas Williams
ARIPLUMMER16Jake Plummer

A new market waits for a stable winner

Arizona Cardinals · Finding a home in Arizona

The move to the desert brought only one playoff appearance in sixteen seasons, though Williams became an all-time defender and Plummer authored a memorable upset in Dallas.

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Career accomplishments

1 NFL seasons2 career games1 career receptions5 career receiving yardsJersey: 214 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 18, 1977Most recent: Dec 3, 2000

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history

Official regular-season games via NFL.com ↗. Indexed games are the box scores currently available in Athlore.