▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Dra ke ' s ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁NCAA ▁Final ▁Four ▁team , ▁who ▁lost ▁to ▁U CLA ▁in ▁the ▁national ▁semif inals . ▁Williams ▁graduated ▁as ▁his ▁school ' s ▁all - time ▁best ▁re bound er ▁with ▁a ▁career ▁average ▁of ▁ 8 . 6 ▁reb ounds ▁per ▁game . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁Williams ▁played ▁professional ▁basketball ▁with ▁the ▁Kentucky ▁Col on els ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Basketball ▁Association . ▁He ▁aver aged ▁ 3 . 9 ▁points ▁and ▁ 2 . 4 ▁reb ounds ▁in ▁ 1 1 ▁games . ▁ ▁Williams ▁died ▁of ▁li ver ▁cancer ▁at ▁a ▁hospital ▁in ▁Georgia . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Ob itu ary ▁A BA ▁statistics ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 7 ▁death s ▁Category : B asketball ▁players ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁NCAA ▁Men ' s ▁Division ▁I ▁Final ▁Four ▁Category : B asketball ▁players ▁from ▁Illinois ▁Category : De ath s ▁from ▁cancer ▁in ▁Georgia ▁( U . S . ▁state ) ▁Category : De ath s ▁from ▁li ver ▁cancer ▁Category : Dra ke ▁Bul ld ogs ▁men ' s ▁basketball ▁players ▁Category : For wards ▁( b asketball ) ▁Category : K ent ucky ▁Col on els ▁players ▁Category : New ▁York ▁Kn icks ▁draft ▁pick s ▁Category : S ports people ▁from ▁Pe oria , ▁Illinois ▁Category : American ▁men ' s ▁basketball