Ricky Williams Net Worth, Age, Height, Bio, Birthday, Wiki!
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Updated on January 09, 2026
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Ricky Williams Biography
Ricky Williams is one of the most popular and richest Football Player who was born on May 21, 1977 in San Diego, California, United States. Former NFL running back who became the 27th player in league history to rush for over 10,000 yards. He was selected 5th overall by the New Orleans Saints in 1999 and went on to play for the Miami Dolphins and Baltimore Ravens as well.
He was teammates with Ray Rice during his final season in the NFL on the Ravens.
Williams was born (with his twin sister Cassandra) in San Diego, California, to 19-year-old Sandy Williams and her husband, 18-year-old Errick Williams. Growing up middle class, his parents divorced in 1983 and Williams, at the age of five, was taking care of his sisters by putting them to bed and even cooking for them. Perhaps due to his broken home and the fact that his father was gone at such an early age, Williams suffered from anger issues that eventually led his mother to send him to counseling. He also struggled academically, despite a test he took as a six-year-old which revealed that he had the intelligence of someone twice his age. Williams himself once said, “I was always very bright, but not necessarily a hard worker. I think I was in eighth grade when I became really focused as a student and started getting good grades.” By high school Williams was an honor roll student and was named to the San Diego Union-Tribune All-Academic team.
Entering high school at 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) and 155 pounds (70 kg), Williams added an additional 25 pounds (11 kg) of weight before his junior season. Due to his love of physical contact, Williams played outside linebacker and strong safety in addition to his primary position of running back. During his high school career, he rushed for a total of 4,129 yards and 55 touchdowns, and in his senior season he ran for 2,099 yards and 25 touchdowns, totals which earned him the San Diego Union-Tribune’ s 1994 Player of the Year award. Among his senior year performances were a 200-yard effort in a loss to Helix High School, a 248-yard (on 24 carries) and three touchdown game in a 26–3 win at Chula Vista, a 215-yard (21 carries) and two touchdown showing in a 13–3 win against Mira Mesa, a 143-yard (18 carries) and two touchdown game in a 28–10 victory over Point Loma, and a 129-yard (24 carries) and one touchdown game against top-ranked Morse which included Williams totaling 47 of the 69 yards Patrick Henry accumulated during the game-winning drive in a 20–17 upset. Two weeks after the win over Morse, Patrick Henry clinched its first Eastern League title in 11 years with a 21–12 win against San Diego High School; Williams appeared to be on his way to a record-setting performance with 115 yards and two touchdowns in the first quarter of the game but suffered a leg injury on the third play of the second quarter. After being helped off the field he reentered the game and attempted one more carry but had to be carried off the field again, finished for the day. Following two weeks of rest, Williams was able to suit up in the first round of the CIF-San Diego Section Division 1 playoffs against San Dieguito and, playing through pain from the leg injury, post 94 yards on 25 carries in a 15–14 win. In the second round Williams ran for 110 yards in a 21–17 victory over Rancho Buena Vista, propelling Patrick Henry into the championship game at Jack Murphy Stadium for a rematch with Morse. However, in the title game Patrick Henry lost 13–0 and Williams would be held to a season-low 46 yards, with his team amassing just 62 yards of total offense.
He married Kristin Barnes in 2009 and he has five children: Prince, Kekoa, Elijah, Asha and Marley.
| Name | Ricky Williams |
| First Name | Ricky |
| Last Name | Williams |
| Occupation | Football Player |
| Birthday | May 21 |
| Birth Year | 1977 |
| Place of Birth | San Diego |
| Home Town | California |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Gemini |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Linnea Miron |
| Children(s) | Kekoa Williams, Marley Williams, Asha Williams, Elijah Williams, Prince Williams |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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Williams accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Texas, where he played for the Texas Longhorns football team from 1995 to 1998. Williams holds or shares 20 NCAA records, and became the NCAA Division I-A career rushing leader in 1998 with 6,279 yards (broken one year later by University of Wisconsin’s Ron Dayne). Williams had a sensational senior season, highlighted by rushing for nine touchdowns and 385 yards in the season’s first two games; rushing for 318 yards and six touchdowns against Rice; rushing for 350 yards and five touchdowns against Iowa State; and rushing for 150 yards against Nebraska’s Black Shirt defense. He helped beat longtime rival Oklahoma rushing for 166 rushing yards and two scores.
Ricky Williams Net Worth
Ricky Williams is one of the richest Football Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ricky Williams's net worth $3 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He won the prestigious Heisman Trophy during his 1998 season with the University of Texas.
He was the NFL’s leading rusher during his 2002 season with the Miami Dolphins.
Errick Lynne “Ricky” Williams Jr. (born May 21, 1977) is an American former football running back who played 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) and one season in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the University of Texas, where he was a two-time All-American and won the Heisman Trophy. Williams was drafted by the New Orleans Saints fifth overall in the 1999 NFL Draft and spent three seasons with the team before he was traded to the Miami Dolphins in 2002. He played for the Dolphins for two seasons, and retired for the first time from football in 2004. Due to his suspension from the NFL in 2006, he played for the Toronto Argonauts that year. Williams re-joined the Dolphins in 2007 and played with them until 2010, and spent the 2011 season with the Baltimore Ravens. He was formerly an assistant football coach at the University of the Incarnate Word and is currently a football analyst for ESPN’s Longhorn Network. In 2015, Williams was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
| Net Worth | $3 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Football Player |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
Williams broke the NCAA career rushing record during the annual rivalry game held the day after Thanksgiving (this particular year fell on November 27, 1998) between Texas and Texas A&M. Needing only 11 yards to break Tony Dorsett’s 22-year-old NCAA Division 1-A all-time rushing record (6,082), Williams approached the line of scrimmage with 1:13 left in the first quarter; taking the handoff, Williams spun through clearing blocks by left tackle Leonard Davis and left guard Roger Roesler. After surging past Texas A&M linebacker Warrick Holdman, Williams took advantage of a lead block by fullback Ricky Brown and then streaked down the left sideline. Williams then powered through a tackle attempt by Texas A&M safety Rich Coady at the A&M 12. He then took advantage of a block by wide receiver Wane McGarrity, barging past cornerback Jason Webster’s tackle at the goal line.
Williams spent three seasons (1999–2001) with the Saints. He made his NFL debut with ten carries for 40 yards in a 19-10 victory over the Carolina Panthers. As a rookie, he had 884 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns in 12 games. In 2000, he rushed for exactly 1,000 yards and scored nine total touchdowns in 10 games. He missed the team’s last six regular season games and first playoff game due to an injury suffered in a game against the Panthers. The Saints finished the 2000 regular season with a 10–6 record and won the franchise’s first ever playoff game against the St. Louis Rams. The next season was a successful one for Williams. One notable performance for Williams was in Week 4 in a 28-15 victory over the Minnesota Vikings, where he rushed for 136 rushing yards and a touchdown to earn NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors. His 411 rushing yards, two rushing touchdowns, 22 receptions, and 157 receiving yards in the month of October earned him NFC Offensive Player of the month. Overall, Williams rushed for 1,245 yards, eighth in the NFL. He caught 60 passes for 511 yards in his last season with the Saints.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Ricky Williams height 5 feet 10 inches Ricky weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
| Height | 5 feet 10 inches |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
Williams was drafted in the eighth round of the 1995 MLB June amateur draft out of high school by the Philadelphia Phillies. During his collegiate career, he played four seasons in the Phillies farm system, never playing beyond Class A. An outfielder, Williams played in 170 games and finished his career with a .211 batting average, 4 home runs, and 46 stolen bases. During his third year, he was teammates with Phillies eventual starting shortstop Jimmy Rollins, who declared Williams the fastest man he’d ever seen. Williams was selected in the 1998 Rule 5 draft by the Montreal Expos, who then traded his rights to the Texas Rangers. However, he opted for a full-time NFL career.
The Argonauts’ ownership responded to Theismann’s criticism, noting that Theismann’s son, Joe, pleaded guilty in 2002 to a felony charge of possessing drug paraphernalia. He received a 10-year suspended prison term, was placed on five years of probation and fined. “It’s really a delicate subject for him to attack someone if he has that in his own family”, Argo co-owner David Cynamon said. “If I was his son and he’s calling [Williams] a drug addict and he should quit and he’s a loser, I’d be shattered. This thing is really bothersome.”
Who is Ricky Williams Dating?
According to our records, Ricky Williams married to Linnea Miron . As of December 1, 2023, Ricky Williams’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Ricky Williams. You may help us to build the dating records for Ricky Williams!Williams was selected in the first round as the fifth pick of the 1999 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints. Head coach Mike Ditka traded all of the Saints’ remaining 1999 draft picks (the second round pick had already been traded to the Rams to get Eddie Kennison) to the Washington Redskins to get Williams, as well as first- and third-round picks the following year. This was the first time one player was the only draft pick of an NFL team.
Facts & Trivia
Ricky Ranked on the list of most popular Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ricky Williams celebrates birthday on May 21 of every year.
Williams was traded to the Miami Dolphins on March 8, 2002 for four draft picks, including two first-round picks. In 2002, his first season with the Dolphins, he had a stellar season with ten games with at least 100 rushing yards. In Week 12, against the San Diego Chargers, he had 143 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns to earn AFC Offensive Player of the Week. He followed that up with 228 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns against the Buffalo Bills. In the following game, against the Chicago Bears, he had 216 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns to earn another AFC Offensive Player of the Week honor. Overall, he was the NFL’s leading rusher with 1,853 yards, a First-Team All-Pro and a Pro Bowler.
What is the Ricky Williams rule?
The Ricky Williams Rule The league ruled in 2003 that long hair is an extension of the uniform, and thus it’s OK to grab it to make a tackle.
Where is Ricky Williams today?
We recently caught up with Ricky Williams, the famed former University of Texas football player and Heisman trophy winner, who now lives full-time in California, but travels to Austin regularly to visit his kids.
What is Ricky Williams NFL player worth?
| Date of Birth: | May 21, 1977 (45 years old) |
| Gender: | Male |
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Profession: | American football player, Athlete |
How much money did Ricky Williams make?
| 10 seasons | $13,609,000 | $8,940,000 |
| Seasons | Salary | Signing Bonus |
| 3 seasons | $839,000 | $8,840,000 |
| 6 seasons | $11,770,000 | – |
Who Has Longest hair in NFL?
The long curly hair that sticks out of NFL football player Troy Polamalu’s helmet has been insured by a shampoo company for $1m (£650,000). Polamalu, a defender for the Pittsburgh Steelers, has been tackled at least once by his distinctive 3ft-long (1m) hair which hangs down his back.
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