2023 Distinguished Alumnus: Ricky Williams

BA ’16, Life Member - Ricky Williams is a Texas Longhorns football legend who won the Heisman Trophy in 1998, became a two-time All-American, and is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and UT Hall of Honor. In 1999, he was drafted fifth overall by the New Orleans Saints and went on to play 11 seasons in the NFL. In 2020, along with Earl Campbell, Williams was honored with the renaming of the field at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.
After retiring, he was an assistant coach at the University of the Incarnate Word and a football analyst for ESPN's Longhorn Network. Today he is a wellness expert, entrepreneur, and advocate who is the CEO of LILA Astrology, the co-founder of Real Wellness Herbal, and the founder of Highsman.