- Bobby Williams
Bobby Williams is the current
tight end andspecial teams coach at theUniversity of Alabama , having been hired onJanuary 18 ,2008 .cite web| url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3203547| title=Ex-Michigan St. coach Williams joins Bama staff]He was formerly the
running backs coach for theNFL 'sMiami Dolphins and formerhead coach of theMichigan State Spartans football team from 2000 to 2002. During his tenure he compiled a 16-17 record. In his final season the team went 3-6, before he was fired mid-season after falling to the University of Michigan, by a score of 49-3. He was fired on November 4th, 2002. Williams is most noted for a press conference in which when asked, "Do you still have control of your team?", he simply responded with, "I don't know." He was immediately replaced byoffensive coordinator Morris Watts , who went 1-2 as head coach. He has previously worked as an assistant coach at the University of Kansas, Eastern Michigan, and Ball State. He played football at Purdue. Following his stint at Michigan State, Williams spent time on staffs of theDetroit Lions and the LSU Tigers.On
January 18 ,2008 , Williams re-joined former coaching partnerNick Saban at theUniversity of Alabama , becoming the football team's tight end and special teams coach.References
External links
* [http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/williams_bobby00.html Bio at RollTide.com]
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