Clarence ‘Pooh Bear’ Williams dead at 47: Ex-FSU football fullback passes away in car crash

CLARENCE “Pooh Bear” Williams died at 47 in a car crash early Thursday.

The crash happened near Williams’ hometown of Crescent City, Florida, near Daytona Beach.

GettyClarence ‘Pooh Bear” Williams has died at 47[/caption]

GettyHe rose to fame as a star for the Florida State football team[/caption]

The former Florida State star player rose to fame in the mid-1990s and won a national championship his freshman year.

Williams was beloved by game watchers who celebrated him by chanting “Pooh.”

He played in the NFL, with the Buffalo Bills, for a brief period after his college career.

“When I say everybody loved him, everybody loved him,” Palatka coach Patrick Turner told The Osceola.

“I never met anybody who said a bad word about him. The kids loved him. The coaches loved him. He was just a really good person.” 

In his last years, after a knee injury and struggling to keep his weight down, Williams served as the head coach at Crescent City.

More recently, he was Palatka High’s defensive backs coach while working as a manager at a Winn Dixie.

Williams was reportedly in line to become the team’s defensive coordinator. 

Sports journalist Justin Barney said Williams’ death is “Very sad for the Putnam County community in tis entirety.”

He added: “Pooh Bear was a monster of a back in his time. He returned to the area to coach and made a great impact.”

Williams was reportedly divorced and is survived by three children.

GettyWilliams won a national championship his freshman year[/caption]

GettyWilliams also played in the NFL, with the Buffalo Bills, for a brief period[/caption]