Episcopal hosts 7 on 7 tournament in honor of alum Jimmy Williams [Video]

Baton Rouge – Friday, 10 high school 7 on 7 teams showed up to Episcopal High School for the second annual Jimmy Williams Memorial Classic.

Williams is a former player and coach for the Knights as well as a college and professional football player.

He passed away from cancer on July 7, 2022. 

Since then, loved ones created this 7 on 7 tournament to showcase the talent in South Louisiana because Williams believed that the best athletes reside in the bayou state.

His wife, Chandra Williams says that Jimmy had a passion for coaching young athletes after his playing days were over. She says that he treated every kid he coached like his own.

The Episcopal Knights are also honoring Williams through their program. Head coach Travis Bourgeois will award one senior on the football team with the number eight jersey, the same number Williams wore during his time at Episcopal.

“When you retire a jersey, people kind of …