| Date | News |
| 3/02/26 | Coby White Shows Love to Roy Williams As Ex-UNC Coach Attends Hornets Game: ‘Relationship Is Bigger Than Basketball’. Coby White praises former North Carolina coach Roy Williams for attending his home debut as a Charlotte Hornet at Spectrum Center. Source: https://www.profootballnetwork.com/mens-cbb/coby-w... |
| 3/01/26 | Coby White Shows Love to Roy Williams As Ex-UNC Coach Attends Hornets Game: ‘Relationship Is Bigger Than Basketball’. Coby White praises former North Carolina coach Roy Williams for attending his home debut as a Charlotte Hornet at Spectrum Center. Source: https://www.profootballnetwork.com/mens-cbb/coby-w... |
| 9/01/25 | Michael Jordan, Lawrence Taylor, Roy Williams headline list of celebs at Bill Belichick's North Carolina coaching debut against TCU. Plenty of celebrities were in the house to witness Bill Belichick's collegiate coaching debut. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/breaking... |
| 5/24/25 | Cowboys 5x Pro Bowler, Red River hero ranked among Top 25 CFB players of 2000s. Former Cowboys safety Roy Williams lands at No. 18 on Bruce Feldman’s top 25 college football players of the 2000s. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/cowboys-5x-pro-bo... |
| 7/23/24 | Malcolm Jenkins’ clutch fumble recovery in 2010 is the Saints Play of Day 47. Malcolm Jenkins came through in a big spot on Thanksgiving Day. His strip-fumble against Cowboys WR Roy Williams in 2010 is our Saints Play of the Day: Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/malcolm-jenkins-clutch-fu... |
| 5/03/24 | Why Texas' Xavier Worthy fits right in with Patrick Mahomes' Kansas City Chiefs | Golden. Xavier Worthy was the highest drafted Texas wideout since Roy Williams went seventh overall to Detroit in 2004. He's been paired with Patrick Mahomes. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/why-texas-xavier-worthy-f... |
| 11/16/22 | ‘Sports Legends’ documents journeys of sports icons: Earnhardt Jr., Staley and more. The “Sports Legends of the Carolinas” series now includes interviews with more than a dozen NC and SC sports icons, including Roy Williams, Dawn Staley and Jay Bilas Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/sports-legends-documents-... |
| 10/12/22 | Mac Engel: He's not Darren Woodson, but he's closer to anything the Cowboys have had since Woody. With all respect to the Oklahoma Roy Williams, not the Texas Roy Williams, Donovan Wilson is closer to anything the Dallas Cowboys have had at safety since Darren Woodson. Since the Cowboys’ dynasty days ended, no position has befuddled this franchise like safety. They have found successful starting quarterbacks at a better rate. Source: https://kdhnews.com/sports/nfl/mac-engel-he-s-not-... |
| 1/16/22 | KC Sports Replay: Chiefs trounce a rival, soccer teams make additions, Ol’ Roy returns. The Chiefs settled for the AFC’s second seed despite a win in Denver, Sporting KC and the Current added new faces to their respective clubs and Roy Williams finally made it back to Allen Fieldhouse. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/kc-sports-replay-chiefs-t... |
| 1/14/22 | Amon-Ra St. Brown named NFL's Rookie of the Week after win against Green Bay. After being nominated for four weeks straight, Amon-Ra St. Brown is named NFL's Rookie of the Week after win against Green Bay. Week after week, Amon-Ra St. Brown was either breaking Lions franchise records or setting league-high numbers. Against Green Bay in the Lions' season finale, St. Brown broke Roy Williams' franchise record for most receiving yards by a rookie. Source: https://www.fox47news.com/sports/amon-ra-st-brown-... |
| 1/09/22 | Amon-Ra St. Brown Overtakes Roy Williams, Calvin Johnson For Lions Rookie Record. Per Dave Birkett, St. Brown became the Lions’ all-time leader in receiving yards as a rookie, having overtaken the record previously held by Roy Williams. St. Brown overtook Williams’ record in the first half on Sunday, and while it took him 17 games to best Williams’ rookie record of 817 receiving yards, he’s still managed to claim his spot in Detroit’s lore. Source: https://clutchpoints.com/lions-news-amon-ra-st-bro... |
| 1/07/22 | Detroit Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown approaching another rookie receiving record. Amon-Ra St. Brown needs 15 yards against the Packers to pass Roy Williams for most receiving yards by a rookie in Detroit Lions history Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/detroit-lions-wr-amon-ra-... |
| 11/06/21 | Winless Lions drawing comparisons to their 0-16 team in 2008. Roy Williams was dealt by the Detroit Lions five losses into the 2008 season and the former receiver was not surprised they ended up becoming the NFL's first 0-16 team. The writing was on the wall,” Williams recalled earlier this week. Some, including one current player, are saying the Lions may make history again by becoming the league's first 17-game loser. Source: https://www.kansas.com/sports/article255575796.htm... |
| 11/05/21 | Winless Lions drawing comparisons to their 0-16 team in 2008. Roy Williams was dealt by the Detroit Lions five losses into the 2008 season and the former receiver was not surprised they ended up becoming the NFL’s first 0-16 team. The writing was on the wall,” Williams recalled earlier this week. Some, including one current player, are saying the Lions may make history again by becoming the league’s first 17-game loser. Source: https://www.fox47news.com/sports/winless-lions-dra... |
| 11/05/21 | Winless Lions drawing comparisons to their 0-16 team in 2008. Roy Williams was dealt by the Detroit Lions five losses into the 2008 season and the former receiver was not surprised they ended up becoming the NFL's first 0-16 team. “The writing was on the wall,” Williams recalled earlier this week. “If this doesn’t get better, we’re going to be 0-17,” Detroit safety Tracy Walker said following last Sunday's 44-6 loss to Philadelphia. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/winless-lions-drawing-com... |