A veteran coach with NFL experience as well, Terry Williams begins his historic tenth season at Bethune-Cookman University, serving as the cornerbacks coach for the Wildcats program.

In what has become one of the most illustrious positions at Bethune-Cookman over the past five seasons, Williams has coached several National Football League (NFL) draftees and caliber players in his eight-year experience with the Wildcats. In 2002, Williams was in charge of directing Rashean Mathis (Jacksonville Jaguars), as well as current Green Bay Packers cornerback Nick Collins in 2004. Williams added another cornerback to the NFL ranks under his tutelage last season as Ricky Williams signed an NFL contract with the Chicago Bears following the 2005 playing year.

Williams has worked with the entire secondary at times, sharing duties with assistant head coach C.A. Wyatt who was in charge of the safeties prior to the start of the 2006 season. He teaches hard-nosed, aggressive blitzing techniques and loves speed on the outside with no excuses from his cornerbacks that they were beaten off the ball. His cornerbacks love to hit at the line, and they will never fail in working in the Wildcat Athletic Performance Center on their size for blocking out receivers.

Beginning his coaching career at Pine Ridge High School in nearby Deltona, Fla., Williams served as the defensive coach for the Bulldogs before venturing to Mainland High School in Daytona Beach. While at Mainland, Williams helped in engineering a defensive unit that allowed less than 20 points per game for the season as the Buccaneers went 10-1 in his first year with the program.

Terry Williams was a standout football and track & field star at South Dade High School in his hometown of Miami, Florida. His All-America talent on the track earned him a scholarship to play football at his alma mater of Bethune-Cookman College in 1984. While at Bethune-Cookman, Williams was a stellar defensive back for the Wildcats under former head coach and NFL Hall of Fame player (Miami Dolphins) Larry Little.

After his playing days at Bethune-Cookman, Williams was drafted by the New York Jets of the NFL where he played for two years until a knee injury ended his playing career well short of what was sure to be an illustrious career. It is not uncommon to see Williams still using his speed and agility to demonstrate defensive routes and blocking techniques to his cornerbacks ... thus showing his exuberance for the position and game he loves to coach so dearly.

Williams currently resides in Daytona Beach with his beloved wife Tonya. Together, the couple enjoys the company of their five children in daughters Alexis, Mercedes, Octavia and Takara, as well as son Terry Williams II.