Ernest Warriner Williamson was an American football player and coach.
12 Facts About Ernie Williamson
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Ernie Williamson played college football at the University of North Carolina.
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Ernie Williamson was born in Crewe, Virginia and attended Crewe High School.
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Ernie Williamson served in the South Pacific during World War II.
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Ernie Williamson received an undergraduate degree in 1951 and a master's degree from UNC in 1952, both in physical education.
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Ernie Williamson was drafted in the tenth round of the 1947 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins.
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Ernie Williamson then played for the New York Giants and the Los Angeles Dons of the All-America Football Conference, before a knee-injury ended his playing career.
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In 1952, Ernie Williamson was hired as line coach for the football team and head coach for the track team at Sewanee: The University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee.
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Ernie Williamson served as an assistant football coach for two seasons before succeeding William C White as head coach of the Sewanee Tigers football in 1954.
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In 1957, Ernie Williamson returned to the University of North Carolina to head the Educational Foundation, a foundation that raises money for scholarships for student-athletes, which he led for three decades.
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Ernie Williamson was the recipient of a Priceless Gem from the Department of Athletics in 1982 and a Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1997.
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Ernie Williamson died on March 6,2002, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, after suffering a stroke.