Henry Edward Williamson (February 16, 1912 – January 13, 1991) was an American football coach and educator. He was the first head football Florida State University, serving for one season, in 1947. Williamson was also an assistant professor of physical education at Florida State. Williamson was born in Atlanta, Georgia and moved to Tallahassee, Florida at the age of one. He attended Leon High School in Tallahassee and then the University of Florida, where he played college football as an end. He coached high school football in North Florida before serving in the United States Navy as a gunnery officer during World War II. Williamson died of cancer in 1991. Head coaching record References 1912 births 1991 deaths 20th-century American educators Florida Gators football players Florida State Seminoles football coaches Florida State University faculty High school football coaches in Florida United States Navy officers United States Navy personnel of World War II Leon High School alumni Deaths from cancer in Florida Coaches of American football from Florida Players of American football from Atlanta Players of American football from Tallahassee, Florida Educators from Florida Military personnel from Florida