Billy Williams
Billy Williams
Long-time member of the Chicago Cubs who won a National League batting title in 1972.
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth15 June 1938
CityWhistler, AL
CountryUnited States of America
batting easy title win
It's not easy to win a batting title if your name's not Bill.
grandkids miles wife
I was only 250 miles away, but now I'm 2,500 miles away. I was a little disappointed my wife and grandkids are in Houston.
ate catch clean eat family fish fry ladies mobile morning ritual saturday
Mobile is a seaport town, and we ate a lot of seafood. We'd go fishing, we'd catch our fish and we'd eat our fish. It was a ritual on Saturday morning for all my family - my grandfather, my brothers, my uncles, my father - to go fishing, and then the ladies of the family would clean the fish and fry them up.
billy conversation statue
When they told me there would be a statue erected at Wrigley Field, I was happy with that. I know there will be a meeting place for a lot of people. There will be a conversation every day. They say now, 'I'll meet you at Ernie Banks' statue.' After Sept. 7, they'll say, 'I'll meet you by Billy Williams' statue.'
autographs enjoy family grandkids happens kids mind price time trying
The only time I mind autographs is when I'm out with my family. You're trying to enjoy kids and grandkids and here comes a swarm, and there go your wife and kids. That happens to every celebrity. It's the price you pay.
folks hardware people stay
I get double-takes at the hardware store. I've had people say, 'I didn't know you did this.' With a celebrity, if folks don't see you, they think all you do is stay in the house.
enjoying people
The people here are friendly. I'm enjoying myself now.