David Williams (Former Vanderbilt AD)

[FranklinVol-615]

He left the position on Feb 1st. He just passed away today at Vanderbilt Medical Center. If you had ever met him, he was a great guy and a great ambassador for SEC sports.

 

[malinoisvol]

Wow! RIP Mr. Willuams.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Sad to hear. He seemed like a nice guy who was dedicated to VU.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Former Vanderbilt athletics director David Williams dies after collapsing at restaurant

Sounds like he had a heart attack.

 

[BearCat204]

Terrible news, RIP.

 

[peaygolf]

Long story short..... I was Head Golf Coach at a university and was taking grad-school classes. I needed info for a presentation I was doing for a class about fundraising and marketing. I wanted to question someone from a major university and called him and left a voicemail. He called back and invited me to sit with him at his office. We spent 2 hrs together. He not only answered every question, he actually steered me in different directions that were more advantageous. He was genuinely interested in what I was doing and why. Needless to say, I was a fan of his from that day forward. Sad to see him pass.

 

[CampBlount]

David Williams was a good man who cared deeply about student athletes. He was always on the sideline, attired in his signature black sweats.
Rest in Peace, Sir!

 

[508mikey]

sad and at the same time scary -- never know when your time will come -- RIP Mr Williams

 

[OldandStillaVol]

Sorry to read this. He certainly served Vanderbilt well. Prayers for his friends and family.

 

[FranklinVol-615]

Long story short..... I was Head Golf Coach at a university and was taking grad-school classes. I needed info for a presentation I was doing for a class about fundraising and marketing. I wanted to question someone from a major university and called him and left a voicemail. He called back and invited me to sit with him at his office. We spent 2 hrs together. He not only answered every question, he actually steered me in different directions that were more advantageous. He was genuinely interested in what I was doing and why. Needless to say, I was a fan of his from that day forward. Sad to see him pass.

Great story. Crazy thing is, he did this with many many people. He was a great man and had a lasting impact.

 

[Otis07]

I feel for James Franklin it will be short period of sympathy for Franklin but Coach Franklin sure did turn ole Vandy around