Hall of Fame
The late Dave Williams played football for the legendary Red Parker at Arkansas A&M in the early 1960s, but it was high school coaching where he left his mark. A 2017 inductee to the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame, Mr. Williams served as head football coach and athletics director at Pocahontas High School from 1981 to 2013.
He was 2AA Coach of the Year in 1988, 1990, 1998 and 2000, 3AA Coach of the Year in 1993, 2AAA Coach of the Year in 2003, 2004 and 2005, and the 3AAA Coach of the Year and K8 Coaches Super Team Coach of the Year in 2006. Along the way, he led Pocahontas to 17 state playoff appearances and nine conference championships.
Proving his versatility as a coach and educator, Mr. Williams won five conference championships in track and field and was named the 2007 Pocahontas Teacher of the Year. In 2000, the Pocahontas athletic facility was named the Marcus Van Camp/George David Williams Athletic Complex.
Mr. Williams is also a member of the Arkansas High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame and the Van Buren Hall of Fame.
