Ricky Williams

Ricky Williams is an American former professional football player for 11 seasons in the NFL and one season in the Canadian Football League. Williams broke the NCAA Division 1-A records for career rushing yards and all-purpose yards during his senior season and won the 1998 Heisman Trophy.

He played minor league baseball in the Philadelphia Phillies farm system for four seasons during college.

In 2015, Williams was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Williams was drafted by the New Orleans Saints fifth overall in the 1999 NFL Draft. He was traded to the Miami Dolphins in 2002 and played for two seasons, leading the league in rushing.

Williams retired for the first time from football in 2004. Due to a suspension from the NFL, he played for the Toronto Argonauts in 2006. Williams re-joined the Dolphins in 2007 and played with them until 2010, and spent the 2011 season with the Baltimore Ravens. He earned first-team All-Pro honors and a Pro Bowl selection with the Dolphins in 2002.