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"All I did was get out there and hustle on the field, and it was like it was where I was born to be.”
(Southern University)...5'11'', 194...Aeneas Demetrius Williams ... Cardinals' 3rd round pick, 1991 … Starred at cornerback for 12 seasons before switching to safety … Named to Pro Bowl seven times as CB, once as S … First career interception came in NFL debut … Five or more picks in a season six times … Recorded 55 interceptions for 807 yards, 9 TDs … Then-record 104-yard fumble return vs. Redskins, 2000 … Selected to NFL's All-Decade Team 1990s … Born January 29, 1968 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Championship Games
2001 NFC – St. Louis Rams 29, Philadelphia Eagles 24 Williams started at left cornerback. He had seven tackles and one assist. He also had one interception for zero yards and two passes defensed.
Super Bowls
Super Bowl XXXVI – New England Patriots 20, St. Louis Rams 17 Williams started at left cornerback. He had three tackles and two assists.
All-League Team
All-Pro: 1995 (AP, PFWA, SN) • 1996 (PFWA) • 1997 (AP, PFWA, SN) • 2001 (AP, PFWA, SN) All-Pro Second Team: 1994 (AP) • 1996 (AP)
All-NFC: 1994 (UPI) • 1995 (UPI, PW) • 1996 (UPI, PW) • 1997 (PW) • 2001 (PW)
All honors earned at cornerback
Pro Bowls
(8) – 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004
In the NFL Record Book
(at time of his retirement following 2004 season)
• [Tied for 1st] Longest Fumble Return – 104 (vs. Washington, Nov. 5, 2000) • [Tied for 2nd] Most Interceptions Returned for Touchdown, Career – 9
Postseason Records
• [1st] Most Consecutive Game with an Interception – 4 (1998-2001) • [Tied for 1st] Most Interceptions Returned for Touchdown, Game – 2 (vs. Green Bay, Jan. 20, 2002) • [Tied for 2nd] Most Interceptions Returned for Touchdown, Career – 2
Pro Bowl Records
• [Tied for 1st] Most Interceptions Returned for Touchdown, Game – 1 (2000)
Team Records
Cardinals records held by Williams (Records through the 2000 season, Williams' final season with Arizona)
• [1st] Most Interceptions Returned for Touchdown, Career – 6 • [1st] Longest Fumble Return – 104t (vs. Washington, Nov. 5, 2000) • [2nd] Most Interceptions, Career – 46 • [2nd] Most Interception Return Yardage, Career – 653 • [Tied for 2nd] Most Interceptions Returned for Touchdown, Season – 2 (1995, 1997) • [Tied for 2nd] Most Opponents Fumbles Returned for Touchdown, Career – 2 • [3rd] Most Consecutive Games Played, Career – 160
• [1st] Most Interceptions, Game – 2 (at Dallas, Jan. 2, 1999) • [1st] Most Interception Return Yardage, Game – 47 (at Minnesota, Jan. 10, 1999) • [1st] Longest Interception Return, Game – 47 (at Minnesota, Jan. 10, 1999)
Rams records held by Williams (Records through the 2004 season, Williams' final season with St. Louis)
• [Tied for 2nd] Most Opponents Fumbles Returned for Touchdown, Career – 1
• [Tied for 1st] Most Interceptions, Game – 2 (vs. Green Bay, Jan. 20, 2002) • [Tied for 1st] Most Consecutive Games with an Interceptions– 2 (2001) • [Tied for 3rd] Most Interceptions, Career – 4
League/Team Statistical Titles
NFL Statistical Championships Interception Titles: 1994
NFC Statistical Championships Interception Titles: 1991, 1994
Team Statistical Championships Interception Titles: 1991 C, 1994 C, 1995 C, 1996 C, 1997 C, 1999 C, 2000 C, 2003 S
C Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals S St. Louis Rams
Awards and Honors
• 1990s All-Decade Team • NFC Defensive Rookie of the Year (NFLPA) • 1997 Defensive Back of the Year (NFL Alumni)
Full Name: Aeneas Demetrius Williams Birthdate: January 29, 1968 Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana High School: Alcee Fortier (New Orleans, LA) Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame: February 1, 2014 Enshrined into Pro Football Hall of Fame: August 2, 2014 Other Members of Class of 2014: Derrick Brooks, Ray Guy, Claude Humphrey, Walter Jones, Andre Reed, Michael Strahan Pro Career: 14 seasons, 211 games Drafted: 3rd round (59th player overall) of 1991 draft by the Phoenix Cardinals Uniform: 35
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