Robert Cole Williams (born October 2, 1962) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and Kansas City Chiefs. He played college football at Baylor University. Early years Williams attended Ball High School, where he played at running back. He was also a long jumper, ran on all relay teams, and was a standout hurdler. He won the district high hurdles title as a senior. He accepted a football scholarship from Baylor University, to play under head coach Grant Teaff. He redshirted his freshman year and was a backup running back behind Walter Abercrombie and Alfred Anderson in his first 2 seasons. As a junior, he was a backup behind Ron Francis and Ralph Stockemer. He was a backup behind Derrick McAdoo as a senior, but was able to have his best season making 58 carries for 208 yards, 14 receptions for 183 yards and being used as a wide receiver in some passing situations. He finished his college career with 119 carries for 410 yards, 19 receptions for 210 yards and one touchdown. Professional career Washington Redskins (first stint) Williams was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Washington Redskins after the 1986 NFL Draft on May 3, with the intention of converting him into a wide receiver. He played in just two pre-season games before he was waived on August 4. Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys were intrigued by his combination of size and speed, and signed him as a free agent prior to the 1987 season. Head coach Tom Landry planned to turn Williams into a defensive back to take advantage of his speed. He was released on September 7. After the players went on a strike on the third week of the season, those contests were canceled (reducing the 16 game season to 15) and the NFL decided that the games would be played with replacement players. Williams was re-signed to be a part of the Cowboys replacement team, that was given the mock name "Rhinestone Cowboys" by the media. He started at right cornerback and played well enough during those contests that the Cowboys kept him on for the rest of the season. He was mainly as a backup and a special teams player, also seeing time at linebacker on passing situations. He finished with 26 tackles, one pass defensed and one fumble recovery. In 1988, former