A very large man holds the door open for me. I say "Thank You Sir" and walk outside. As the door is closing and he walks in, I realize I recognize this individual.
He is about 6'7" and 300+....
I turn back inside. He is at the counter buying a book of stamps. It's me, him, and the cashier.
"Excuse me. Did you play for the Bears?"
"Yeah, I used to..."
"Left...No. Right Tackle?........Big Cat Williams!"
He smiles, "Yep."
I say, "Nice to meet you, Sir!" and he completely engulfs my hand in a handshake.
I make my way outside and back and as I'm getting in he says "Take care."

James "Big Cat" Williams.
cool guy.

Big gulps, huh? Welp, see ya later.

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If anyone remembers the banners they had or have hanging in the main walkway at Soldier Field?

a few years ago I was at the bears convention and I was at the bears promo booth where they sold al the old shit they had laying around and the Big Cat Banner was rolled up on the floor, for $50.

The have the dark blue background, with a picture of Big Cat printed on heavy vinyl. it is about 3 x 10, very cool.

they had B&W PR photos of almost every player, including doug, for only $1 each. I bought Doug, Fencik, Plank, Golden Richards, "Buddha", Mike Spivey, Hampton, Walter, Greg Latta and a few more, point being if you go, get over to the Bears booth.

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“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

Back when I was living on the North Shore, I ran into Big Cat Williams a couple of times at Hawthorn and had similar experience.

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Solid.. .."These are the Rockies!" .. "That John Denver was full of shit!"

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"NEED a friend...Buy a dog"..

Here's my Big Cat story that I posted a few months ago. Big Cat was/is a very cool guy.

http://score670.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=8015

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