One of the best running backs in El Paso history was Mike Williams, who went talents from Parkland High School to the University of New Mexico and then to the NFL with the Kansas City Chiefs.
Williams, who died in 2013 at the age of 56 in El Paso of congestive heart failure, was one of the most productive players to come out of El Paso.
At New Mexico, Williams played from 1975-78, and the 6-foot-3, 230-pound Williams rushed for 3,862 yards on 857 carries. He was also the 1978 Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year and his No.