George Williams

George Williams is an American track and field coach who was the head of St. Augustine's University track and field program for 44 years.

Early life Williams was raised in Overtown, Miami. Williams attended St. Augustine's University as a student in education with an athletics scholarship. He graduated in 1965. From there he tried to become professional basketball player but ended up instead as a teacher at Cary Elementary School. At the school, he came the attention of his old university who offered him a job in Alumni Affairs.

Olympics Williams was an assistant track and field coach for the 1996 United States Olympic team in Atlanta, where each athlete he coached won a gold medal.

In 2004, Williams was the head United States Olympic track and field coach at the 2004 Athens Olympics.

In 2022, Williams was honoured with the Legend Coach Award by USA Track & Field (USATF).