Tom Williams, a defensive assistant for the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars who also has 11 seasons of college coaching experience, has been named the Joel E. Smilow '54 Head Coach of Football at Yale. Williams becomes the 33rd coach in the illustrious history of Yale Football. Williams was introduced at a press conference in the Varsity Room at Ray Tompkins House on Jan. 7, 2009.

• Official Press Release Jan. 7, 2009: Williams Picked to Lead Yale Football
• Tom Williams Bio

Video:

• Press Conference Video: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
• Exclusive Interview: Tom Williams with Ron Vaccaro '04, Yale football play-by-play announcer on 960 WELI

Audio:

• WFAN 660 AM: Interview with Tom Williams
• Sporting News Radio: Interview with Jack Ford '72
• Let's Talk Honestly: Interview with Tom Williams

Photo Galleries:

• Tom Williams Press Conference Photo Gallery
• Tom Williams Playing and Coaching Career Photo Gallery

Articles:

• Yale Daily News Feb. 9, 2009: News' View: The right fit for Yale
• Yale Daily News Feb. 6, 2009: Williams lands the job he's always wanted
• Yale Daily News Jan. 30, 2009: Williams: `The field is my classroom'
• Columbia Spectator Jan. 29, 2009: Williams Brings Pedigree To Yale Football
• Boston Globe Jan. 25, 2009: He's a Yale Man
• Sporting News Jan. 19, 2009: Sports pioneers reflect on Obama's inauguration
• Hartford Courant Jan. 18, 2009: Yale Coach Draws On King's Lessons, Obama's Future
• New Haven Register Jan. 17, 2009: Yale's new coach gets high grades from former player
• Hartford Courant Jan. 14, 2009: Three Questions With Yale Coach Tom Williams
• Fort Worth Star-Telegram Jan. 10, 2009: Tom Williams brings a little bit of Fort Worth to his job at Yale
• New Haven Register Jan. 8, 2009: Williams introduced as new Yale coach
• New Haven Register Jan. 8, 2009: Coach a perfect fit for a school like Yale
• Hartford Courant Jan. 8, 2009: Yale Introduces Williams As Football Coach
• Connecticut Post Jan. 8, 2009: Williams part of program's new era
• New York Times Jan. 7, 2009: Yale Hires New Coach and Racial Issue Fades for the Ivys
• Associated Press Jan. 7, 2009: Jags assistant Williams takes over at Yale
• Yale Daily News Jan. 7, 2009: Williams: 'We're going to beat Harvard'
• Yale Daily News Jan. 7, 2009: For new coach, a debut in front of the cameras, too
• Waterbury Republican-American Jan. 7, 2009: For new Yale coach, it's all about Harvard
• WTNH Jan. 7, 2009: Yale's 1st African American fball coach
• NECN Jan. 7, 2009: Yale introduces first African-American football coach
• ESPN.com Jan. 6, 2009: Jags assistant Williams to coach Yale