DETROIT (AP) — Sam Williams, the former Detroit Lions defensive end and “Fearsome Foursome” member of the Los Angeles Rams, has died. He was 82.
Williams’ son said his father died Thursday following an illness at St. Mary Mercy Hospital in Livonia, a Detroit suburb.
Williams played for Detroit from 1960 to 1965, after a year with the Rams. He spent his final two NFL seasons in Atlanta.
He played on the Lions’ defensive line that included Alex Karras, Roger Brown and Darris McCord.