Former Super Bowl Champion Appointed Special Deputy In Suffolk

SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY — A football star has been tapped to help guide local youth to achieve their dreams.

Suffolk County Sheriff Dr. Errol D. Toulon, Jr. appointed former NY Giant and two-time Super Bowl champ Perry Williams as a special deputy with the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office, he said.

Williams, 59, will be working with the sheriff's office on youth initiatives to encourage studying, working hard, and determination, Toulon said. Perry, he added, plans to use his personal and professional experiences to show students they can do whatever they want if they're focused and determined.

“Mentorship is an important aspect of our youth initiatives. I’ve always said that my goal is ‘to get to the kids before they get me.’ Having Perry Williams, a two-time Super Bowl winner, as a special deputy, encouraging our kids to work hard and achieve their dreams, is a huge win for the people of Suffolk County," Toulon said.

Williams was drafted by the New York Giants in the seventh round of the 1983 NFL draft; he went on to play cornerback for the Giants from 1984 to 1993, winning two Super Bowl championships and earning two Super Bowl rings with the team, a release said.

Williams also played college football and ran track at North Carolina State where he held the indoor track record for the 55-meter dash, Toulon said.

Williams was scheduled to compete in track at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow alongside teammate Carl Lewis, the release said. But, because, the United States ended up boycotting the 1980 Olympics to protest the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, that never came to fruition, the release said.

Williams earned his BA from Fairleigh Dickinson University- Florham in 1987 and is now director of sports management at Long Island University – C.W. Post in Brookville, Toulon said.

“When I work with kids to help them succeed, I encourage them to believe in themselves,” said Williams. “Believe and you will achieve.”