Ben Williams, a defensive end for the Buffalo Bills who played ten seasons with the team in the 1970s and 1980s, passed away on Monday of natural causes. Williams was 65 years old.
Selected in the third round of the 1976 NFL Draft, Williams immediately made an impact, starting seven of the team’s 13 games during his rookie season. In total, Williams would go on to play in 147 regular-season games for the Bills, 140 of which were starts. He was a member of two playoff teams—the 1980 team that won the first AFC East Division title in Bills history and the 1981 team that won the first post-merger playoff game in Bills history.