Photo: Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley, U.S. Navy / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Buck Williams is the kind of player I respect more the older I get. Anyone can chase highlight dunks, but ranking 16th all-time in NBA rebounds means you did the brutal, unglamorous work every single night for years. The trademark goggles and the relentless boards make him a throwback to an era that valued grit over flash. Rookie of the Year in 1982, then a string of All-Defensive nods, tells you he was elite at the part of the game nobody films. I find his post-playing turn to coaching fitting; men who win with effort usually want to pass that mindset on.
Overview
Charles Linwood "Buck" Williams (born March 8, 1960) is an American former professional basketball player and former assistant coach for the Portland Trail Blazers. He was well known for his rebounding ability and trademark goggles. Williams, a 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) power forward born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, ranks 16th all-time in National Basketball Association (NBA) career rebounds.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Buck Williams
- Name (Japanese)
- バック・ウィリアムズ
- Reading
- ばっく・うぃりあむず
- Born
- March 8, 1960 (age 66)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Rat
- Origin
- Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 203 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- basketball player / basketball coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Rocky Mount High School
- University
- University of Maryland
Awards & achievements
- 1982 NBA Rookie of the Year Award
- 1982 NBA All-Rookie Team
- 1983 All-NBA Team
- 1988 NBA All-Defensive Team
- 1990 NBA All-Defensive Team
- 1991 NBA All-Defensive Team
- 1992 NBA All-Defensive Team
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Basketball player — see all → · Basketball coach — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.