 Gibson and others followed, starting in 1972 and continuing off and on into the 21st century.On November 18, 1991, President George H. W. Bush presented Williams with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the US.The Ted Williams Tunnel in Boston, Massachusetts, carrying of the final of Interstate 90 under Boston Harbor, opened in December 1995, and Ted Williams Parkway (California State Route 56) in San Diego County, California, opened in 1992, were named in his honor while he was still alive.