Darrent Williams' Death Stuns His Former Oklahoma State Coaches, Teammates

Tuesday, January 2nd 2007, 6:07 am

By: News On 6

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Darrent Williams' former coaches and teammates recalled him as a football player who always strove to improve and who matured during his time at Oklahoma State.

Williams, a cornerback for the NFL's Denver Broncos, died Monday in a drive-by shooting in downtown Denver. The shooting occurred just hours after the Broncos' season ended with a loss to the San Francisco 49ers.

Williams played for Oklahoma State from 2001 to 2004, receiving first-team All-Big 12 Conference as a junior. He used his sprinter's speed to return five interceptions for touchdowns in his career -- a Big 12 record. As a junior he returned two punts for touchdowns in a game against Louisiana-Lafayette.

His 11 career interceptions rank fifth on the Big 12 chart.