Brett Williams (defensive lineman)

Brett Williams
Date of birth	May 23, 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth	Norfolk, Virginia
Career information
Status	Retired
CFL status	International
Position(s)	DE/DT
US college	Austin Peay State
Career history
As player
1983	Birmingham Stallions – (USFL)
1984	Memphis Showboats – (USFL)
1985	Montreal Concordes
1986	Montreal Alouettes
1987	BC Lions
1988–1991	Edmonton Eskimos
1992–1993	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1994	Shreveport Pirates
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star	1986, 1988, 1991
CFL East All-Star	1986
CFL West All-Star	1988, 1991
Awards	1986 - James P. McCaffrey Trophy

Brett "the Toaster" Williams (born May 23, 1958 in Norfolk, Virginia) is a former Canadian Football League defensive end^[1]^[2] who played ten seasons for five different teams, as well as in the now defunct USFL, with Birmingham and Memphis. He was a CFL All-Star three times. He was nicknamed "the Toaster" because he also played offense in short yardage situations, thus he would "burn you on both sides" (of the football). Also after William Perry became famous in late 1985, appliance or kitchen-style nicknames became very popular for athletes such as Gerald McNeil being known as the Ice Cube and NBA player Vinnie Johnson being called the Microwave.

References

^ "Joseph is CFL's hottest commodity". The Leader-Post. April 10, 2006. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
^ "All-Stars Since 1946". Montreal Alouettes. Archived from the original on May 4, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2011.

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[1] "Joseph is CFL's hottest commodity". The Leader-Post. April 10, 2006. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012. Retrieved March 27, 2011.

[2] "All-Stars Since 1946". Montreal Alouettes. Archived from the original on May 4, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2011.

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