Joe Williams, the former college basketball coach’s death news has been made public along with his obituary. Here’s more into his life and works that made him legendary!
Joe Williams had led Jacksonville University to the 1970 NCAA tournament championship game against mighty UCLA.
He was known for his motivating coaching that led his fellow athletes to compete for big.
Aside from Jacksonville, the late coach Williams also coached Furman University and Florida State University. During his lifetime, Williams was one of only 25 head coaches to have led three different teams to the NCAA tournament.
Coach Joe Williams Died At The Age Of 88- His Death Cause & Obituary Explored
Coach Joe Williams died away at the age of 88 with cancer being his death cause, per his obituary.
His son, Joe Williams Jr. confirmed on Saturday that Willians Sr. passed away on March 26 after a lengthy battle with cancer.
Further details into the late coach’s medical history and his cancer reports are still into consideration.
At the moment, the whole collegiate basketball fraternity is mourning the loss of a legendary figure.
The late coach Joe Williams was a 1994 inductee of the Jacksonville University athletic hall of fame and a 1996 inductee of the Furman University Athletic Hall of Fame.
He had retired from football coaching in 1986 after eight years of looking over the Florida State University men’s team from 1978 to 1986.
The news of his death has become a trending matter due to his unforgettable contributions to the college basketball field.
His father and brother were Methodist ministers; meanwhile, he was a junior high school English teacher in Jacksonville.
Williams got into coaching by accident when someone realized he had played basketball in college and asked if he wanted to help coach.
He soon realized that coaching was his passion and never looked back. During his career as a coach, the late Williams has led Paladins to the NCAA Tournament five times, winning the Southern Conference Tournament five times, and also the regular-season SoCon title three times.
Williams also inspired his sons to seek a career in basketball coaching. His son Blake was an assistant basketball coach at Furman University in 2010.
Now that he has passed away, his life, works, and his death have become the talk of many social media discussions.