David Williams (Senior Writer)

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David's Bio

David is a sophomore at Washington University in St. Louis. He grew up in Cleveland, OH raised as a Browns, Cavaliers, and Indians fan. He enjoyed the Indians' dominance of the mid-90s and is currently "Witnessing" LeBron's greatness on the Cavs. The Browns are finally back on the path to success, which gives a reason to celebrate.

David is primarily a fan of his home state college, The Ohio State Buckeyes. College Football is his passion. In an ideal world where money nor time mattered, he would tour the country like ESPN Gameday and watch a different game every week.

The best sports book David has ever read is H.G. Bissinger's "Friday Night Lights." More telling than the glamour of playing in front of 10,000 screaming fans every Friday, the book opens one's eyes to the less endearing behind-the-scenes aspects of big-time high school football. The high school football in some of these smaller cities is a way of life. The casual outsider views the players as demigods, but they are really tragic heroes, cast aside once their services have been completed.

Will Blythe's "To Hate Like This is to be Happy Forever," a story about a man's love for UNC basketball is also a good read for the sports fan. Blythe follows Carolina's eventual National Championship season in 2005 as he interviews players, fans, coaches (including arch-nemesis Coach K), even priests to determine the root of his inner beast -- his hatred for Duke.

If you want to contact David, his email address is: dwil2750@yahoo.com.

Also, check out his weekly radio show on Fridays at Noon (ET) on KWUR.com.

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The Short List facts and information about David Williams

Favorite Athletes

LeBron James, Donovan McNabb, Darren McFadden

Favorite Sports Teams

Cleveland Browns, Cleveland Cavaliers, Ohio State Buckeyes

All Time Sports Moment

OSU over Miami in 2003 Fiesta Bowl Championship Game

Most Memorable Game Attended

Cleveland Indians v. Seattle Mariners. Jacob's Field Inaugural Game

Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Joe DiMaggio's hit streak

Ruth or Mays?

Mays

Unitas or Montana?

Montana

Pele or Maradona?

Pele

Jordan or Gretzky?

Jordan

Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

Big 10

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  1. by Joe
    5 days ago

    Hey David, since you're a Community Leader for College Football, I was wondering if you would check out my story about Bobby Reid.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/22431-Everybody-Deserves-a-Second-Chance-The-Bobby-Reid-Story-100508

  2. by Benjamin
    9 days ago

    Wash U in STL, eh? I live across the street in Clayton. Nice to see some common interests on BR!

  3. by Claire
    22 days ago

    Thanks for the pick, David!

  4. by Sean
    26 days ago

    Thanks for participating in Bleacher Reports’ official NFL mock draft.

    I posted the article in two parts. Right now, the formatting is a little screwed up, but between Ryan and myself, hopefully we’ll get that resolved soon.

    Anyway, check it out and let me know what you think. I think it came out pretty good.

    Thanks again for participating!

    -Sean

  5. by Sean
    27 days ago

    Just a reminder: The Official Bleacher Report Mock draft is on for Saturday at 2pm EST.

    To get into the chat room, just go here: http://breport.campfirenow.com/6b732

    All you have to do is enter your name. We'll start the draft as soon as everyone's logged in and ready.

    If you missed it, the teams for each participant were drawn last weekend and are posted below on your Bulletin Board.

    Looking forward to the draft. Should be fun!

    Thanks,
    Sean

  6. by Scott
    29 days ago

    Hey David, I wrote an article for our school paper (coming out tomorrow) about three of my school's football players trying out for NFL teams. I was wondering if that could get posted on your "Beyond the Bleachers" because I noticed there were NFL draft-related items on there. Just let me know. Thanks.

  7. by Sean
    about 1 month ago

    I did the team selection for the draft next weekend (see below). I'll send out the chat room info this week. The draft is scheduled for Saturday, April 19th at 2:00 PM EST. Please let me know if you have any questions or issues.

    Here's the order / team assignments:

    1 Miami Dolphins: David
    2 St. Louis Rams: Scott
    3 Atlanta Falcons: Sean
    4 Oakland Raiders: Rob
    5 Kansas City Chiefs: John
    6 New York Jets: Kevan
    7 New England Patriots (from 49ers): James
    8 Baltimore Ravens: Andrew
    9 Cincinnati Bengals: Aron
    10 New Orleans Saints: David
    11 Buffalo Bills: Scott
    12 Denver Broncos: Sean
    13 Carolina Panthers: Rob
    14 Chicago Bears: John
    15 Detroit Lions: Kevan
    16 Arizona Cardinals: James
    17 Minnesota Vikings: Andrew
    18 Houston Texans: Aron
    19 Philadelphia Eagles: David
    20 Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Scott
    21 Washington Redskins: Sean
    22 Dallas Cowboys (from Browns): Rob
    23 Pittsburgh Steelers: John
    24 Tennessee Titans: Kevan
    25 Seattle Seahawks: James
    26 Jacksonville Jaguars: Andrew
    27 San Diego Chargers: Aron
    28 Dallas Cowboys: David
    29 San Francisco 49ers (from Colts): Scott
    30 Green Bay Packers: Sean
    31 New York Giants: Rob

    Looking forward to it!

    Thanks,
    Sean

  8. by Scott
    about 1 month ago

    The Cavs could lose in the first round or they could make it back to the Finals - it just depends on how well everyone around LeBron decides to play, and how healthy he is. Really the most frustrating thing about this team is that you see them play so well in stretches, and then so miserable in others. Long answer short, I have no clue how they'll do. What do you think?

  9. by Sean
    about 1 month ago

    Just wanted to fill you in on the mock draft plan.

    I’m going to do a random draw for teams this weekend. So if you want to actually make picks, please let me know before Sunday morning (unless you already have, then don’t worry about it).

    The plan right now is to hold the mock draft in a chat room on April 19th at 2:00 PM EST. Please let me know if this works for you. Depending on everyone’s availability, we may move the time around a bit. I’ll send out the chat room info and the exact time it’s scheduled towards the middle of next week.

    The format will be like this:

    I’ll announce that the Dolphins are on the clock, whoever is making their pick will make it and give their reason for the pick. Everyone else will get a few minutes to comment on the pick. Then we’ll announce the next team in on the board.

    I’m not sure yet if we’ll put all of the comments in the article (I would like to), it depends on how long it ends up. We may end up having to select the best comments for each pick.

    I’m looking forward to working with you, should be great!

    Email me at scrowe@gmail.com or post a comment on by bulletin board if you have any questions.

    Thanks,
    Sean

  10. by Scott
    about 1 month ago

    Not a problem. How's Wash U treating you? Had a chance to visit there last year for the NCAA Volleyball tourney (you guys waxed us in the second round) and really liked the campus. Congrats on the basketball title too.

  11. by Sean
    about 1 month ago

    Touche David. However, I think we both can agree that it was a joint effort in Toronto between McGrady and Carter. 2nd of all I took your advice, and nowhere did it say the players mentioned weren't playing when Tracy was a star, you just now added that. Don't change your initial stance, the fact is those players were playing then. Consider Lebron leading the team to the Finals irrevalent. Manu Ginobili averages
    And I'll have you know I've been covering the NBA since I was 8.

    For the record nobody said anything about Mammas you did.

  12. by Sean
    about 1 month ago

    I'm going to do a random draw for teams (but if I pull the Steelers for you, I'll throw them back). I'll send everything out either Friday night or Saturday.

    Thanks again, hopefully this all goes well!

    -Sean

  13. by Sean
    about 1 month ago

    David, David, David. I thought you were a fan. Tracy McGrady was drafted to who? The Toronto Raptors in the 1997 NBA Draft. What conference did the Raptors play in? The Eastern Conference. How can you forget? He was teammates with cousin Vince Carter.

    As far as I'm concerned all of the players I mentioned were still playing, just check out

    http://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1998.html

    Don't ever try to tell me Tracy McGrady's first team in the East was Orlando.

  14. by Sean
    about 1 month ago

    Dave,
    Thanks for the kind words about the Mock series.

    Hey, for the BR official Mock Draft, did you want to handle a few teams, or did you want to just be one of the college player experts? Or both? :)

    100% up to you, whatever you're comfortable with.

    Thanks,
    Sean

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