Former Texas A&M Football Standout Dies Hours After Running Half Marathon

Published: May 20, 2025

Brian Williams, 24, a former Texas A&M football player, died on Sunday, May 18, due to heat stroke complications, his family confirmed to The Dallas Morning News.

Williams, a highly recruited safety from Bishop Dunne in Dallas, played three seasons for the Aggies and graduated with a degree in engineering from A&M last year. He was working in the Dallas-Fort Worth area at the time of his death.

Hours before his death, Williams participated in a half marathon in Irving, Texas, according to his family.

Family and Friends Pay Tribute

Williams' loved ones took to social media to honor his memory. His older brother, Rawleigh Williams III, wrote a heartfelt tribute on Instagram, saying, "B you are my heart... I don't think I can make it without you but I'm going to try for our parents and our sister. I love you, brother."

Williams' mother, Kimberly, also shared a tribute, "I cannot believe you are gone... Our hearts hurt more than words can say. You were the best human we knew — the kindest, purest in heart, and most humble despite all you accomplished. You loved God and you loved us. Now, you are with him — total peace, total joy — watching over us. We love you and we will see you again."

Williams' eighth-grade teacher at Bishop Dunne said his "heart sank" when he heard the news that his former pupil had died. "Everybody looked up to him not only just because of his accomplishments on the field, but just from the way he carried himself and the way he treated others," Michael Alfers said. "And he just always was kind of like a model student, a model young person in general."

The school is considering establishing a scholarship in his honor.

Family and Friends Pay Tribute

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