Was the first African-American producer at a major record label and the most successful record producer of music by black performers, particularly blues and jazz, from the 1920s through the 1940s.
In 2004, he was posthumously inducted into the Blues Foundation's Blues Hall of Fame.
The only man to be inducted into both the National Football Hall of Fame and the Blues Hall of Fame.
In the early 1920s, Williams became one of the first black players in the National Football League (NFL), which was in its infancy. He played for the Indiana-based Hammond Pros, ending his career in 1926.
Was called "Ink" because he had an ability to talk musical artists into signing contracts.