- Born
- Died
- Nickname
- The Wizard
- Height6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
- Gus Williams (born October 10, 1953) is a retired American professional basketball player most noted for his play with the NBA's Seattle SuperSonics, although he also played for the Golden State Warriors, Washington Bullets and Atlanta Hawks.
Williams played high school basketball at Mount Vernon, where he was selected player of the year in 1971 by the New York State Sportswriters Association. He played college basketball at the University of Southern California.
- IMDb mini biography by: NBA
- Nicknamed "the Wizard" for his combo of speed, athleticism and scoring, Williams spent six seasons of his NBA career with the SuperSonics.
- Selected 20th overall in the 1975 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors out of USC. Member of the 1978-1979 NBA champion Seattle Super Sonics.
- His last known public appearances in Seattle came in 2017 when he attended the WNBA All-Star Game at KeyArena, and in 2019 when the Mariners honored the SuperSonics' legacy on June 1 which was 40 years to the day of winning the NBA title.
- Brother of Ray Williams.
- He was receiving attended care at a Baltimore, Maryland facility when he experienced a stroke in February 2020, something he never completely recovered from. His last public appearance was at the MLB Seattle Mariners game, where the NBA team was honored alongside other teammates from that time period as part of the 40th NBA Championship anniversary.
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