Fred Williams (basketball, born 1896)

Fred M. Williams (July 28, 1896 – February 27, 1937[1]) was an All-American college basketball player for the University of Missouri. He was the older brother of George Williams, who was also an All-American at Missouri.

Fred Williams
Williams from the 1917 Savitar
Personal information
Born(1896-07-28)July 28, 1896
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
DiedFebruary 27, 1937(1937-02-27) (aged 40)
Excelsior Springs, Missouri, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Career information
CollegeMissouri (1914–1917)
PositionCenter
Career highlights and awards

A center from Kansas City, Missouri, Williams played three seasons at Missouri under coaches Eugene Van Gent and John Miller. In his junior season of 1915–16, Williams emerged as the team's leader, pacing the Tigers to a 12–3 record and becoming the program's first All-American and was called "undoubtedly the best individual player in the Missouri Valley Conference, if not the west" by league beat writers. The next season, Williams captained the 12–4 team to a second straight MVC runner-up finish.[2] During his time at the university, Williams also was a member of the track team.[3]

Following his college career, Williams managed and played for Lowe & Campbell in the Amateur Athletic Union alongside his brother George, winning the 1922 AAU championship.[3][4]

Williams was killed the age of 40 in an auto collision with a transport truck near Excelsior Springs, Missouri.[5] Williams was named to Missouri's All-Century Team in 2006.[6]

References
  1. "Fred M. Williams death certificate" (PDF). sos.mo.gov. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  2. Atchison, Michael (2006). True Sons: A Century of Missouri Tigers Basketball. Virginia Beach, Virginia: The Donning Company Publishers. pp. 21–26. ISBN 1578643619.
  3. "Team would play Tigers". The Brownsville Herald. February 11, 1922. p. 5. Retrieved October 4, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  4. Grundman, Adolph H. (2004). The Golden Age of Amateur Basketball: The AAU Tournament 1921–1968. Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press. p. 9. ISBN 0803271174.
  5. "Crash kills four". The Brownsville Herald. February 28, 1937. p. 31. Retrieved October 4, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  6. "Mizzou Basketball All-Century Team Revealed". Missouri Tigers. January 16, 2006. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
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