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Born | Frederick Robert Williamson March 5, 1938[1][2][3] Gary, Indiana, U.S.[1] | ||
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Education | Friedrich Froebel High School[4] | ||
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Years active | 1968–present | ||
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Children | 3[6] or 6[4] | ||
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Position: | Defensive back | ||
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Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||
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College: | Northwestern | ||
Undrafted: | 1960 | ||
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Frederick Robert Williamson (born March 5, 1938),[1][2] also known as "the Hammer", is an American actor and former professional football defensive back who played mainly in the American Football League (AFL) during the 1960s.[2][7][8] Williamson has had a busy film career, starring as Tommy Gibbs in the 1973 crime drama film Black Caesar and its sequel Hell Up in Harlem.[2] Williamson also had roles in other 1970s blaxploitation films such as Hammer (1972), That Man Bolt (1973)[2] and Three the Hard Way (1974).
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