Williams was born June 22, 1979, in Tallahassee Florida.  

Williams attended high school at Lincoln High in Tallahassee.  As a student at Lincoln, Boo was a three-time football letterman.  As a senior on the football team, Williams caught 35 passes for 700 yards and 15 touchdowns.  Williams also collected six interceptions as a safety returning four of the six for touchdowns.  Williams performed as well on the hardwood as he was named MVP for the basketball team three consecutive years.

 

Williams initially enrolled at Florida State out of high school but then transferred to Coffeyville Community College.  Williams was a member of the 1997 and 1998 Red Raven football teams.  Over the two years Williams played with the Ravens he caught 83 passes for 1687 yards. 

 

After Coffeyville, Williams transferred to the University of Arkansas where he played the 1999 and 2000 seasons.  While at Arkansas, Williams again played receiver and caught 80 passes for 1,123 yards over the two seasons.  During his senior season in 2000, Williams started every game at split end and led the Razorbacks with 52 receptions for 739 yards and seven touchdowns.

Williams was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New Orleans Saints on April 26, 2001.  Once with the Saints, Williams put on 30 pounds in a conversion to the tight end position where he also refined his blocking technique to become a solid part of the offense’s rushing attack.  In 2002, Williams had 13 receptions for 143 yards and two touchdowns.  The following year in 2003 Williams set career highs with 41 catches for 436 yards and five touchdowns.  The five touchdowns led all NFC tight ends.  Williams’s speed and size made him a very difficult target to defend, particularly in the red zone.  All in all, Williams played in 59 games for the Saints starting in 22 of those.  For his NFL career, Williams had 107 receptions for 1,143 yards and 12 touchdowns.

 

After his NFL days, Williams has worked providing CBD products and support to former athletes.  Williams developed a curriculum for former athletes in use now at the Crosby Sports Treatment Center in Escondido California, where he was treated and now has served over 125 former athletes with neurocognitive issues. 

 

Williams also runs a non-profit organization called BooBeary Kares, which brings barbecue and a bevy of donated goods and personal care products to regions affected by natural disasters.