Robert Williams, 74, had a unique birthplace, his home in Foxdale, PA. At Greensburg HS, he specialized in track and basketball. During his senior year, he enlisted in the Navy, where he served as a Radioman 3rd Class during WWII. After the war, he enrolled at Slippery Rock Teachers' College, where he majored in Health & Phy Ed. During these years, he competed on their swim and tennis teams. He was the captain of the tennis team when they had their all-time best season, a 10-1 record. Williams graduated at mid year, when teaching jobs were not available. Instead, he worked for the Greensburg YMCA for 10 years. In 38 years, he also worked at Cumberland, MD; Newark & Patterson, NJ. He married in 1949 and has four sons, a stepson and daughter and six grandchildren. As a 55 year old, Williams retired while in Dayton, OH, and began participating in Sr Games, in track, tennis and swimming. He has competed every year since then, winning the Golden Torch Award for the outstanding athlete in each age group. He joined the Mavericks their first year, has received Top Ten and Relay All American awards every year and is a top point getter at local meets. He lives in Port Richey, with Bunni, is pres of their condo ass'n, and successfully invests for them.

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