Former Gopher Lamanzer Williams named prep coach

Lamanzer Williams, who earned All-American football honors at Minnesota in 1997, has been named head coach at Holland (Mi.) High School

May 22, 2012 at 4:59PM
Former Gophers defensive lineman Lamanzer Williams.
Former Gophers defensive lineman Lamanzer Williams. (Howard Sinker/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Here's a rising high school coach worth keeping an eye on for Gophers fans.

Lamanzer Williams, an All-American defensive end at Minnesota in 1997, has been named head coach at Holland (Mi.) High School, which won a district championship last year. Williams is currently the athletic director and head football coach at Inkster High School.

Williams holds the Gophers' single-season record for sacks, totalling 18.5 in 1997. He had 24 tackles for losses that season, which is also a Minnesota record.

You can read the full story from the Holland Sentinel here.

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