Former Southern star does it again: Aeneas Williams inducted into the Black College Football Hall of Fame FameHomecoming

Former cornerback for Southern University was chosen on Tuesday, October 27 for the formal induction into the Black College Football Hall of Fame.
The Black College Football Hall of Fame inducts members of color into the class where their records in their collegiate years recognizes them for an award known around the nation. Members that were inducted have now been crafted and honored in memory of the sport that they cherished and loved.
The six-member Class of 2016 was chosen from a group of 25 finalists and will be inducted on February 27 at the BCFHOF in Atlanta, Georgia.
The New Orleans native was previously inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2014, where he started as a cornerback then switched to a free safety later in his career. Williams didn’t play collegiate football until his junior year and in that year, he tied the NCAA Division 1 record for most interceptions.
After his inception within the Pro Football Hall of Fame, he was inducted in the St. Louis Hall of Fame.
As a walk-on progressing in his second season, he was named All-Southwestern Athletic Conference leading with seven interceptions. Williams continued to progress and in his senior year he once again was named All-SWAC as he led the Division 1 with 11 interceptions.
Williams was drafted to the then Phoenix Cardinals in the third round in 1991 and that year alone tied the NFC record for interceptions. In 1994, he increased those odds by 9 interceptions in which he led the NFL. By 1997, he already has established himself as a credible player when having four Pro Bowl appearances as well as a four-time All-Pro defensive back in his career.
Also selected or induction was former Texas Southern wide receiver Ken Burrough, who was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the first round of the 1970 NFL Draft. He played a single season for the Saints before being traded to the Houston Oilers, for whom he continued with for 11 seasons.
Williams played for Southern in 1989-90 and played 10 seasons for the Phoenix Cardinals for four seasons for the St. Louis Rams. When playing for the St. Louis Rams he helped them advance to Super Bowl XXXVI, where the New England Patriots defeated the Rams. Before those accolades he was a member of the 1990’s All-Decade Team.
Three former players were inducted into the class: defensive Jethro Pugh (Elizabeth City State), wide receiver Otis Taylor (Prairie View) and defensive back Emmitt Thomas (Bishop College). The sixth and final member of the class is contributor Lloyd “Judge” Wells (Kansas City Chief scouts), who attended Texas Southern.
Voting was done by a 13-member selection committee, comprised of journalists, commentators and historians, as well as former NFL general managers and executives, and from previous BCFHOF inductees to determine the inductees.
The inductees will also be recognized at the Celebration Bowl in Atlanta on Dec. 19.