Ricky Williams Wiki Biography
Born Errick Lynne Williams, Jr., Ricky Williams is a well known name in the sports industry. Under the latest estimations, his net worth has reached the sum of $3 million, thus making him one of the multi millionaires in the industry. Ricky has earned his net worth as a professional football player. Now he has retired, after playing in the Canadian Football League for one season and in the US National Football League for eleven seasons. The period he has been playing football for professionally was most significant, and significantly increased the total amount of Williams net worth. Ricky Williams is a winner of the Heisman Trophy. As for now, Ricky Williams adds to his net worth working as the assistant coach of the University of the Incarnate World team.
Ricky Williams Net Worth $3 Million
Errick Lynne Williams, Jr. was born on May 21, 1977 in San Diego, California, United States. He first played in the football team of his high school Patrick Henry High School in San Diego. Afterwards, he was a very significant football team member of The Texas Longhorns while studying at college. While playing at the college he received many awards as follows: Chic Harley Award, Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Awards, Jim Brown Trophy, Doak Walker Award and others.
Ricky began his professional career as well as the accumulation of his net worth in 1999. He was chosen in the NFL Draft first round, fifth pick by the New Orleans Saints team. Being 1.80m height and 111kg weight he perfectly suited for the position of a running back. Williams played for New Orleans Saints from 1999 to 2001, for the Miami Dolphins from 2002 to 2003. In 2004, Ricky Williams was forced into early retirement because of his positive drug addiction test which showed marijuana abuse. However, a year later in 2005 he managed to come back to professional sport and continued playing with the Miami Dolphins for a year. The season of 2006 Williams spent playing in the Canadian football league for the Toronto Argonauts. He accepted the offer to play in the Canadian league as it allowed him to teach yoga as he is also a professional yoga instructor. From 2007 to 2010 he played in National Football League for the Miami Dolphins team, and ended his professional career playing for Baltimore Ravens in 2011.
Williams increased his net worth by winning a lot of significant awards which include The Pro Bowl trophy (2002), NFL Rushing Leader (2002), The Pro Bowl Most Valuable Player trophy (2002). He has also been inducted into the 10,000 Rushing Yards Club.
Ricky Williams has added much to his net worth by appearing in the media as a football analyst, plus as an actor on various shows, and in charity events. Williams claims to be vegan and doesn’t eat meat at all.
In 2009, Ricky Williams married his long term girlfriend, Kristin Barnes. The couple has three children together. It has also been reported that Williams has fathered six children altogether.
| Full Name | Ricky Williams |
| Net Worth | $3 Million |
| Date Of Birth | May 21, 1977 |
| Died | November 21, 1992, California, United States |
| Place Of Birth | San Diego, California, United States |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 230 lbs (104.33 kg) |
| Profession | American football player, Athlete |
| Education | Patrick Henry High School, University of Texas at Austin |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Spouse | Kristin Barnes (m. 2009) |
| Children | Prince Williams, Asha Williams, Marley Williams, Elijah Williams, Kekoa Williams |
| Parents | Errick Williams, Sandy Williams |
| Siblings | Nisey Williams, Cassandra Williams |
| Nicknames | Errick Lynne Williams, Jr. , Texas Tornado |
| http://www.twitter.com/rickthelaureate | |
| http://www.instagram.com/williams | |
| IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1259251 |
| Awards | Heisman Trophy, Best College Football Player ESPY Award |
| Music Groups | Flipper |
| Quote | |
|---|---|
| 1 | On his retirement, “I didn’t quit football because I failed a drug test. I failed a drug test because I was ready to quit football.” |
| Fact | |
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| 1 | Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2015. |
| 2 | (July 25) Told Miami Dolphins head coach Dave Wannstedt he was quitting football. On July 28, Williams told The Miami Herald he failed a third drug test for marijuana, which would have meant a four-game suspension. He rushed for 6,354 yards and 41 touchdowns during his 5 year career. [2004] |
| 3 | Running back with the New Orleans Saints (1999-2001), Miami Dolphins (2002-2005, 2007-2010), and Toronto Argonauts (2006). |
| 4 | His favorite film of all time is Casablanca (1942). |
| 5 | Selected out of high school in the 8th round of the 1995 draft by the Philadelphia Phillies, and played four years (1995-1998) at the Class A level. He was taken in the 1998 Rule V Draft by the Montreal Expos, who sold his rights to the Texas Rangers. |
| 6 | Twin brother of Cassie Williams. Brother of Nisey Williams. Son of Errick Williams and Sandy Williams. |
| 7 | New Orleans Saints head coach Mike Ditka traded all of his 1999 draft picks to get Williams, the first time one player was the only draft pick of an NFL team. Williams and Ditka posed for the cover of ESPN Magazine as a bride and a groom with the heading “For Better or for Worse.” Rapper Master P. negotiated his contract. Ditka was later fired for the team’s poor performance, and Williams was traded to the Miami Dolphins on 8 March 2002. |
| 8 | Named his daughter Marley after reggae singer Bob Marley. Also has a son, Prince. |
| 9 | It was announced that he tested positive for marijuana on 10 December 2003 and faces a $650,000 fine and a four-game suspension for violating the NFL’s substance-abuse policy. He previously tested positive for marijuana shortly after he joined the Miami Dolphins in 2002; he is appealing. (14 May 2004) |
| 10 | Won the Heisman Trophy in 1998 as a tailback for the University of Texas at Austin. |
| 11 | Drafted 5th overall in the first round of the 1999 NFL draft by the New Orleans Saints. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stuck on You | 2003 | MV Football Coach |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Apprentice | 2017 | TV Series | Himself – Contestant |
| The Real | 2017 | TV Series | Himself |
| College Football Live | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| SportsCenter | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| A Football Life | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Exhale | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Jim Rome on Showtime | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| The United States of Football | 2013 | Documentary | Himself |
| Mike & Mike | 2012 | TV Series | Himself – Telephone Interviewee |
| NFL Monday Night Football | 2001-2010 | TV Series | Himself – Miami Dolphins Running Back / Himself – Indianapolis Colts Running Back / Himself – New Orleans Saints Running Back |
| 30 for 30 | 2010 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Playing with Rage | 2006 | Documentary | Himself |
| 60 Minutes | 2004-2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself – NFL Player (segment “Ricky Williams Returns”) / Himself – NFL Player (segment “Ricky Williams”) |
| Untold | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Complete History of the Philadelphia Eagles | 2004 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The NFL on CBS | 2003 | TV Series | Himself – Miami Dolphins Halfback |
| ESPN’s Sunday Night Football | 1999-2003 | TV Series | Himself – Miami Dolphins Running Back / Himself – New Orleans Saints Running Back / Himself – Indianapolis Colts Running Back |
| NFL on FOX | 1999-2003 | TV Series | Himself – New Orleans Saints Running Back / Himself – Indianapolis Colts Running Back / Himself – New Orleans Saints Fullback / … |
| 1999 NFL Draft | 1999 | TV Movie | Himself – 5th Overall Pick |
| 1999 Southwestern Bell Cotton Bowl | 1999 | TV Movie | Himself – Texas Longhorns Running Back |