Charean Williams is an American sportswriter for NBC Sports.[1]

Career

Williams graduated from Texas A&M University in 1986.[2] From 1999 to 2017, she covered the Dallas Cowboys for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.[2]

Williams is the first woman to have a vote for the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the first woman to serve as president of the Pro Football Writers Association.[2] In 2018, she was selected as the recipient of the Dick McCann Memorial Award.[3] She served as a member of the "Centennial Slate Blue-Ribbon Panel" that selected 15 enshrinees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's 2020 Centennial Class.[4]

References

  1. ^ Florio, Mike (May 30, 2017). "Welcome aboard, Charean Williams". profootballtalk.nbcsports.com. NBC Universal. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Staff report. "Texas A&M graduate, award-winning journalist Charean Williams laid off from Fort Worth Star-Telegram". The Eagle. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  3. ^ "CHAREAN WILLIAMS SELECTED AS PFWA'S 2018 DICK MCCANN AWARD WINNER". profootballhof.com. PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  4. ^ "CENTENNIAL SLATE FOR CLASS OF 2020 REVEALED". profootballhof.com. Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 16, 2020.


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