Aeneas Williams' ascension to greatness

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2014 Pro Football Hall of Fame: Aeneas Williams' ascension to greatness began at early age in New Orleanshttp://imgick.nola.com/home/nola-media/width620/img/sports_impact/photo/aeneas-williamssujpg-fef05151aa307e68.jpg
The thought of it now still brings a smile to Al Picou's face and a bit of a chuckle more than 40 years later.
Picou will never forget the day the little kid, who was maybe 95 pounds soaking wet, stuck to him closer than his shadow on the first day of Little League practice at Harrell Park. Picou, whose son was also playing on the team, had just volunteered to help coach the team. But that didn't matter to the little guy with a healthy curiosity and the need for approval.
http://www.nola.com/sports/index.ssf/2014/07/aeneas_williams_ascend_to_grea.html

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Glad I had the honor to watch him play xthumbsupx

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Great guy great career and a well deserved honor!

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Aeneas Williams found himself at Southern



Aeneas Williams found himself and his future as a walk-on with Jaguars


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Before the football world figured out just who Aeneas Williams was, Williams had to figure it out for himself.
Both revelations took place while he was a student at Southern University and helped him earn enshrinement into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday in Canton, Ohio.
Williams wasn’t offered a scholarship to play college football when he graduated from Fortier High School in 1986, but that didn’t faze him because he had his sights set on getting his accounting degree from Southern.
“Our parents (Lawrence and Lillian) always expected that we would go to college and get our degree,” Williams said. “(Playing football) never crossed my mind. I was preparing for the rest of my life.”
Lawrence Williams said he never pushed any of his kids — Aeneas has two older brothers (Malcolm and Achilles) — toward his alma mater, but Achilles and Aeneas still chose Southern.
http://theadvocate.com/sports/9858589-128/aeneas-williams-found-himself-at

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My dad and his dad were roommates for awhile at SU

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Two, Strahan and Williams, of the seven men joining the Pro-Football Hall of Fame are SWAC Alumni. Grambling leads the SWAC with 4 alums in the Hall, followed by JSU (3), SU and MVSU (2), and Bishop, PVAMU, AAMU, and TSU (1). That's 15 total alums in the hall, more than any other FCS and most FBS conferences.

Lem Barney
Mel Blount
Willie Brown
Buck Buchanan
Willie Davis
Ken Houston
Charlie Joiner
Deacon Jones
Walter Payton
Jackie Slater
John Stallworth
Emmett Thomas
Jerry Rice
Michael Strahan
Aeneas Williams

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