Hall Of Famer Henry Williams Passes Away

Tom Wright, Ralph Canady, Bob Clasen, Henry Williams

Henry Williams (far right) with relay team members Bob Clasen (left), Ralph Canady (second from the left) and Tom Wright (second from the right).

August 15, 2014 | General

Bowling Green, Ohio - The Bowling Green Athletics community mourns the loss of Henry Williams, a BGSU Athletics Hall of Fame member and five-time men's track and field All-American.

Williams earned All-American honors at BGSU in the 60-yard dash (indoor), the mile relay (indoor), the 100-yard dash (outdoor) and the mile relay (outdoor) twice. He was a seven-time Mid-American Conference champion and a 1969 BGSU graduate. Upon the conclusion of his career, Williams held school records in the 100-yard dash (9.4 seconds), the 220-yard dash (21.2 seconds), the 440 (45.9 seconds) and the 400 relay (40.9 seconds). he was inducted in the BGSU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1986.