Roger Williams Announces Sports Endorsers
Virtually Every Sport Covered in Williams' Campaign Team
Austin – Roger Williams today added nine more Sports Champions to his team of VIP Sports endorsers including champions from virtually every sport.
New endorsements of Williams include:
- Three time Indianapolis 500 Winner and auto racing legend, Johnny Rutherford
- Borger, Texas native, who helped Green Bay Packers win two Super Bowls, Donny Anderson
- TCU Horned Frog and Miami Dolphin great Lyle Blackwood
- Former Professional Golfer and Master's winner Charles Coody
- PRCA 1988 All Around World Champion Cowboy Dave Appleton
- Fourtime Baseball All-Star and three-time World Series pitcher Tommy John
- World Series winner Carl Warwick
- Dallas Cowboys and Houston Oiler great Mike Renfro
- Texas Ranger legend and World Series champion Jim Sundberg
"When you run for Senate and try to cover a State as big as Texas you need the help of good friends. As I campaign around this state I will be proud to have some of the most accomplished sports legends Texas has ever produced standing beside me," said Roger Williams. "These champions will campaign with me and on my behalf all over Texas. Every one of them is a champion who has competed at the highest level in his field. I am honored to have them on my team."
The addition of so many Sports Champions to the Roger Williams team gives Williams an advantage in covering Texas, but more importantly, helps the Republicans reach out to new voters who may have not been interested in politics before.
"These sports stars have an appeal that transcends politics," said Williams. "If Republicans want to hold this Senate seat, we must find innovative ways to connect with new voters. These new endorsements, combined with the non-traditional endorsements I have announced previously, will help reach voters we could never reach before. These supporters have already brought out voters to my campaign events who have never been to a political event in their lives. That will only expand with these eight new endorsements."
Roger Williams is a former professional baseball player and former college head coach. He is best known for his 35 years as a successful businessman and as Texas' 105th Secretary of State. As Secretary of State, Williams worked tirelessly to promote economic development, investment and job creation across Texas. He also served as the state's Chief Liaison for Texas Border and Mexican Affairs as well as Chair of the state's 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Response Strike Force. Williams' civic activities include serving on the Board of Trustees for the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University where he co-chairs the school's capital fundraising campaign. Williams is also a member of the Texas Christian University Board of Trustees, his alma mater. He also serves on the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame Board of Directors as well as serving on the Admiral Nimitz Foundation Board of Directors in Fredericksburg, Texas.
Williams and his wife, Patty, reside in Weatherford and have two daughters.