Trivia

Speaks Italian fluently.

Has black belts in the following martial arts: Kenpo, Shotokan Karate, and Tae-Kwon-Do.

Played for the Kansas City Chiefs against the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl I in January of 1967.

He is a trained Architect.

Turned down a role in I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) because he didn't want to parody the "cool hero" image he had developed in films during the 1970s.

Got the nickname Hammer while playing football because he was known to hit hard. "Put the hammer on you".

Living on the family ranch near Portales, New Mexico. (2003)

Traded to Kansas City Chiefs. Played in Super Bowl I vs Green Bay. (1965)

Played football at Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois).

Appeared (mostly) nude in October 73 issue of Playgirl Magazine.

Graduated from high school in 1955.

Signed with Oakland Raiders (1961)

Signed by San Francisco 49ers. Traded before the start of the 1960 season and played for the Pittsburgh Steelers. (1960)

High School - Froebel High School, Gary, IN College - Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.

Did a season of NFL Monday Night Football (1970) with Howard Cosell.

1959 Northwestern University graduate.

Has three sons, Fred Jr. Frank, and Jeff.

Was one of the judges in the Miss Universe pageant in 1976.

Played in the CFL (1968)

Variety, June 6, 1984, in the Production Pulse section announced that the film "Snowballs" starting filming May 22, 1984, in Banff and Calgary for Ryckman Films. Director was Ray Arsenault, with cast Fred Williamson and Jackson Davis. No evidence the film was ever completed or released.

The October 24, 1979, issue of Variety, in the Italian Production section, announced the movie "Due Nelle Stelle" (English title "Two in the Stars") by director Anthony Ascott, cast Fred Williamson, Bo Svenson, Arthur Kennedy, Jackie Basehart, and Antonella Interlenghi began filming in September 1979. No evidence the movie was ever finished.

Friends with D'Urville Martin.