Sherman Williams ( American football ) - wikipedia Sherman Williams ( American football ) Sherman Williams No. 20 Position : Running back Born : ( 1973 - 08 - 13 ) August 13, 1973 ( age 45 ) Mobile, Alabama Height : 5 ft 8 in ( 1.73 m ) Weight : 202 lb ( 92 kg ) Career information High school : Prichard ( AL ) Blount College : Alabama NFL Draft : 1995 / Round : 2 / Pick : 46 Career history Dallas Cowboys ( 1995 -- 1999 ) Career highlights and awards All - SEC ( 1994 ) Second - team All - American ( 1994 ) Florida Citrus Bowl MVP ( 1995 ) Super Bowl champion ( XXX ) Career NFL statistics Games played : 60 Rushing yards : 1,162 Rush Attempts : 302 Rushing TDs : 4 Receptions : 40 Player stats at NFL.com Player stats at PFR Sherman Cedric Williams ( born August 13, 1973 ) is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at the University of Alabama. Contents 1 Early years 2 Professional career 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External links Early years Williams attended Mattie T. Blount High School, where as a senior he became the first running back in Alabama prep history to rush for over 3,000 yards in a season, after registering 3,004 rushing yards, 307 carries and 31 touchdowns. He also received All - State honors, while leading his team to the Class 5A state title and receiving player of the year honors. He accepted a football scholarship from the University of Alabama. As a freshman, he played in 8 games, tallying 108 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns. As a sophomore, he was the team 's fourth leading rusher behind Derrick Lassic, collecting 299 yards on 64 carries and 8 touchdowns. His best game came against Louisiana State University, when he rushed for 69 yards and 2 touchdowns on 10 carries. He was a member of the 1992 National Championship team. In the Sugar Bowl against the University of Miami, he had the first touchdown of the game, a two - yard run. As a junior, he was named the starter in the third game in place of an injured Chris Anderson. He never gave back the job and opened the season with five straight 100 rushing yard games. He posted 738 rushing yards with 9 touchdowns, including 148 yards on 24 carries against the University of Arkansas. In his senior season he rushed for 1,341 yards ( second in school history ) and became only the fourth Bama player to reach 1,000 rushing yards in a season. His 291 carries broke the school record for a season and his 138.5 all - purpose yards - per - game ranked 16th best in the nation. He earned All - SEC and second - team All - American honors in 1994. In the Florida Citrus Bowl, he became the first Bama player to gain over 100 yards rushing and receiving in a postseason game, after posting 166 rushing yards on 27 carries and 8 receptions for 155 yards, including a 50 - yard touchdown reception for the winning touchdown with 42 seconds remaining, in the 24 - 17 victory over Ohio State University. Williams finished his college career with 2,486 rushing yards ( fifth in school history ), 535 carries ( third in school history ), 27 rushing touchdowns ( fourth in school history ) and 424 receiving yards and 2 receiving touchdowns. He is also remembered for his signature touchdown dance, the `` Sherman Shake ''. Professional career Entering the 1995 NFL draft, the Dallas Cowboys considered their roster so strong, that they drafted players based on their contributions as backups. The team traded their first round draft choice ( # 28 - Derrick Brooks ) to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for two second - round picks ( # 41 - Ron Davis and # 63 - Shane Hannah ). The Cowboys selected Williams with their first choice in the second round ( 46th overall ), which was criticized by the media and quarterback Troy Aikman, for using a high selection on a backup player. As a rookie, he was a part of the Super Bowl XXX championship team. He tallied 205 rushing yards ( second on the team ) and one touchdown. In 1996, he had 269 rushing yards. In 1997, he was expected to relieve more of Emmitt Smith 's workload, but the additional playing time exposed him as fumble - prone, even though he had a career - high 468 rushing yards. Williams was released during the 1998 offseason, after the team signed Chris Warren to be the backup running back to improve their depth. When Warren strained his groin in preseason, the team re-signed Williams as insurance. He contributed by being third on the team on special teams tackles ( 17 ) and while Warren 's injury forced him to miss eight regular season games, Williams stepped up against the New York Giants in Week 3, when he rushed for 61 yards on 20 carries ( including an 18 - yard touchdown run ) and in the final game of the regular season against the Washington Redskins, when he rushed for 90 yards on 23 carries and also caught three passes for 19 yards. In the 1999 preseason, after the Cowboys third team running back ( Tarik Smith ) suffered a season - ending knee surgery, Williams was once more re-signed, but was eventually released after the first game of the regular season. Personal life In 1999, he played semi-pro football with the Mobile Admirals of the Regional Football League. He was voted the league 's MVP and helped his team reach the championship game. In 2000, he was sentenced to 15 years and 8 months in prison, for three counts of conspiracy to distribute marijuana and a separate plea for passing counterfeit currency. Saying that his time as a professional football player toughened him, Williams said in a prison interview, `` You know, I would think that things that would kill the average man would n't even make me flinch ''. He was incarcerated on April 20, 2000. He was released on March 1, 2014. After his release from prison, Williams started a community assistance program for disadvantaged children and returned to the University of Alabama, earning his degree May 5, 2018. References Jump up ^ `` ' Crimson Cowboy ' Sherman Williams hopes his new book will change lives ''. Retrieved February 19, 2017. Jump up ^ `` THE TOP 25 ; Wuerffel Is Wonderful As Gators Beat Vols ''. Retrieved February 19, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Touchdown dance by Williams now called ' Sherman 's shake ' ''. Retrieved February 19, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Warren deal could mean end for walker, Williams ''. Retrieved February 19, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Hostetler wo n't require surgery ''. Retrieved February 19, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Sherman still shakin ' it up ''. Retrieved February 19, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Sherman Williams fell from gridiron glory to federal prison ''. December 23, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Jailed ex-Cowboy Sherman Williams is... BIDING HIS TIME ''. The Dallas Morning News. Associated Press. 25 July 2006. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2017. Jump up ^ `` For the simple purpose of being an example, Sherman Williams completes Alabama degree ''. Retrieved May 5, 2018. External links Sherman Williams reflects on 1992 1992 Alabama Crimson Tide football -- consensus national champions Jay Barker John Copeland Eric Curry Lemanski Hall Dameian Jeffries Antonio Langham Derrick Lassic Kevin Lee Antonio London Jeremy Nunley Derrick Oden David Palmer Andre Royal Sam Shade Dabo Swinney George Teague Sherman Williams Prince Wimbley Head coach Gene Stallings Assistant coaches Mike DuBose Ellis Johnson Larry Kirksey Mal Moore Bill Oliver Danny Pearman Dallas Cowboys 1995 NFL draft selections Sherman Williams Kendell Watkins Shane Hannah Charlie Williams Eric Bjornson Alundis Brice Linc Harden Edward Hervey Dana Howard Oscar Sturgis Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl XXX champions 8 Troy Aikman 10 Jon Baker 11 Wade Wilson 17 Jason Garrett 18 Chris Boniol 19 John Jett 20 Sherman Williams 21 Deion Sanders 22 Emmitt Smith 23 Robert Bailey 24 Larry Brown ( MVP ) 25 Scott Case 26 Kevin Smith 27 Greg Tremble 28 Darren Woodson 29 Alundis Brice 31 Brock Marion 36 Dominique Ross 38 David Lang 40 Bill Bates 42 Charlie Williams 43 Greg Briggs 47 Clayton Holmes 48 Daryl Johnston 52 Jim Schwantz 53 Ray Donaldson 54 Darryl Hardy 54 Anthony Fieldings 55 Robert Jones 56 Reggie Barnes 58 Dixon Edwards 59 Darrin Smith 60 Derek Kennard 61 Nate Newton 65 Ron Stone 67 Russell Maryland 68 Michael Batiste 69 George Hegamin 70 Dale Hellestrae 71 Mark Tuinei 73 Larry Allen 78 Leon Lett 79 Erik Williams 81 Ed Hervey 82 Cory Fleming 83 Kendell Watkins 84 Jay Novacek 85 Kevin Williams 86 Eric Bjornson 87 Billy Davis 88 Michael Irvin 90 Oscar Sturgis 91 Darren Benson 92 Tony Tolbert 94 Charles Haley 95 Chad Hennings 96 Shante Carver 98 Godfrey Myles 99 Hurvin McCormack Head coach : Barry Switzer Coaches : Hubbard Alexander Joe Avezzano Craig Boller Joe Brodsky Dave Campo Jim Eddy Robert Ford Steve Hoffman Hudson Houck Ernie Zampese Mike Zimmer Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sherman_Williams_(American_football)&oldid=853305665 '' Categories : 1971 births Living people Sportspeople from Mobile, Alabama Players of American football from Alabama American football running backs Alabama Crimson Tide football players Dallas Cowboys players Super Bowl champions Prisoners and detainees of the United States federal government American drug traffickers American prisoners and detainees Hidden categories : NFL player missing current team parameter Talk Contents About Wikipedia Português Edit links This page was last edited on 3 August 2018, at 20 : 18 ( UTC ). 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Question: who is number 20 for the dallas cowboys
Answer: Sherman Williams