Alfred "Al" Williams was an American basketball player. A 6'6" forward from Peoria, Illinois, Williams played at Drake University from 1967 to 1970. He was a member of Drake's 1969 NCAA Final Four team, who lost to UCLA in the national semifinals. Williams graduated as his school's all-time best rebounder with a career average of 8.6 rebounds per game. From 1970 to 1971, Williams played professional basketball with the Kentucky Colonels of the American Basketball Association. He averaged 3.9 points and 2.4 rebounds in 11 games. Williams died of liver cancer at a hospital in Georgia. 

February 14th, 1948 in Peoria  /  Died:   Jul 2nd, 2007 - age 60, died of liver cancer