Williams attended Notre Dame on an athletic scholarship, where, as a nineteen-year-old junior quarterback, he guided Notre Dame to an undefeated season with 10 wins and no losses. Williams won the National Championship for Frank Leahy's 1949 team. Williams finished fifth in voting for the Heisman Trophy in 1949 and sixth in 1950.
Williams, a nineteen-year-old junior quarterback at Notre Dame on an athletic scholarship, led his team to an undefeated season with ten wins and no losses. This success earned him the National Championship for Frank Leahy's 1949 squad. He also finished fifth in the Heisman Trophy voting in 1949 and sixth in 1950.