Charlie Williams begins his sixth season as Tampa Bay’s wide receivers coach.Williams’ talented unit is led by two-time Pro Bowl WR Keyshawn Johnson, who paced the team with 71 receptions for 874 yards and eight touchdowns in 2000. Johnson’s scoring reception total marked the second-most in franchise history and his reception total marked the fourth-best in club annuals.
Under Williams’ leadership, WR Jacquez Green (51 receptions) enjoyed another productive season, posting more than 50 catches for the second consecutive season, while WR Reidel Anthony finished second on the team with four touchdown receptions. In 1999, Williams coached Green to a career-best 56 catches for 791 yards and three scores. The receiving corps also features Karl Williams, a valuable third-down receiver; and talented first-year pro Frank Murphy.
Prior to coming to Tampa, Williams spent three years in a similar capacity at the University of Miami. With the ‘Canes, he was instrumental in the development of their outstanding group of young receivers. In 1995, Williams was retained by new UM head coach Butch Davis after spending his first two Miami seasons working for Dennis Erickson.
Williams spent one year (1992) coaching the receivers at the University of Minnesota for head coach Jim Wacker. He had followed Wacker to UM from Texas Christian where he had spent the 1988-91 seasons coaching the Horned Frogs’ wideouts. In 1989, The Sporting News recognized TCU’s group of receivers as the best in the nation. From 1986-87, Williams tutored the running backs at New Mexico State after serving as the defensive backs coach at Long Beach City College from 1984-85. Williams’ first two coaching jobs were on the high school level, at Long Beach Poly in 1983 and at Fairview H.S. in Boulder, Colo. in 1982. He was a graduate assistant at Colorado State in 1981.
As a collegian, Williams played defensive back at Long Beach City College from 1977-78 before transferring to Colorado State where he played from 1979-80. He earned his bachelor’s degree in education from CSU.
A native of Long Beach, California, Charlie and his wife, Shellie, reside in Tampa with daughter Sydney and son Gregory.
