liger05
12-31-2009, 08:39 PM
RIP. A true legend and one of the best gajin wrestlers in Japan. His match v Kobashi in where he successfully defended his Triple Crown in 1994 was the match which made me stop watching American wrestling. Thanks for that Steve!! First Misawa now Steve Williams. All Japan lost 2 of its best this year.
Pro-wrestler and former footballer Steve Williams, 49, a.k.a. "Dr. Death" passed away on December 29th at his home after a battle with throat cancer. He was originally diagnosed in 1994 and given six months to live. He underwent surgery to remove his larynx and was given a clean bill of health. Four years later the cancer returned, causing his health to rapidly decline.
Williams was not only a professional wrestler, but a talented football player as well. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma, where a former coach says he was "one of the best athletes to walk out the gates of the University".
Williams wrote a book, "How Dr. Death became Dr. Life" chronicling his battle and survival of throat cancer. He wanted to give hope and inspire wrestling and football fans as well as Christians and cancer survivors. He wanted to be remembered as a fighter, and that is what he did, until the end.
OKLAHOMA CITY -- A former coach says Steve Williams, who wrestled professionally as "Dr. Death" after a successful college wrestling and football career, has died. He was 49.
Former University of Oklahoma wrestling coach Stan Abel says Williams' family told him Williams died Tuesday night in Lakewood, Colo., after a long battle with throat cancer.
Williams was a four-time All-American as a heavyweight at Oklahoma from 1979-1982 and finished second nationally his senior year. He was an All-Big Eight Conference offensive guard for Oklahoma in 1982.
Current OU wrestling coach Jack Spates called Williams "one of the greatest athletes that the University of Oklahoma has ever produced."
His Achievements at Oklahoma
1981: Steve Williams is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma, where he played football and wrestled. Steve set a then record for the fastest pinfall by pinning Perr Kaufman in twenty seconds. Steve Williams was named an All American.
His Achievements in Japan:
1 Times Triple Crown Champion
6 times All Japan Tag Team Champion
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Pro-wrestler and former footballer Steve Williams, 49, a.k.a. "Dr. Death" passed away on December 29th at his home after a battle with throat cancer. He was originally diagnosed in 1994 and given six months to live. He underwent surgery to remove his larynx and was given a clean bill of health. Four years later the cancer returned, causing his health to rapidly decline.
Williams was not only a professional wrestler, but a talented football player as well. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma, where a former coach says he was "one of the best athletes to walk out the gates of the University".
Williams wrote a book, "How Dr. Death became Dr. Life" chronicling his battle and survival of throat cancer. He wanted to give hope and inspire wrestling and football fans as well as Christians and cancer survivors. He wanted to be remembered as a fighter, and that is what he did, until the end.
OKLAHOMA CITY -- A former coach says Steve Williams, who wrestled professionally as "Dr. Death" after a successful college wrestling and football career, has died. He was 49.
Former University of Oklahoma wrestling coach Stan Abel says Williams' family told him Williams died Tuesday night in Lakewood, Colo., after a long battle with throat cancer.
Williams was a four-time All-American as a heavyweight at Oklahoma from 1979-1982 and finished second nationally his senior year. He was an All-Big Eight Conference offensive guard for Oklahoma in 1982.
Current OU wrestling coach Jack Spates called Williams "one of the greatest athletes that the University of Oklahoma has ever produced."
His Achievements at Oklahoma
1981: Steve Williams is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma, where he played football and wrestled. Steve set a then record for the fastest pinfall by pinning Perr Kaufman in twenty seconds. Steve Williams was named an All American.
His Achievements in Japan:
1 Times Triple Crown Champion
6 times All Japan Tag Team Champion
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