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Ricky Williams Wishes He Had Been on Cedric Benson's Boat: 'I Have a Calming Influence'
sports.aol.com - 5/15/2008
Ricky Williams Wishes He Had Been on Cedric Benson's Boat: 'I Have a Calming Influence'
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The University of Texas has had two Heisman Trophy winners, Earl Campbell and Ricky Williams . Both of them expressed opinions recently on the legal situation involving another former Longhorn, Chicago Bears running back Cedric Benson . We'll start with Williams because his comments are funnier. After Williams told the Austin American-Statesman that Benson invited him to the boat party at ...

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ProFootballTalk.com:  TWO LONGHORNS WEIGH IN ON BENSON

Deadspin:  Ricky Williams' Presence Means Every Little Thing Gonna Be Alright [This Is Your Brain On Drugs]

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TWO LONGHORNS WEIGH IN ON BENSON
ProFootballTalk.com — Two of Cedric Benson’s fellow UT alums weighed in with their thoughts about Benson’s arrest while boating on Lake Travis in Texas. Ricky Williams told the Austin American-Statesman that he was invited to go along with Benson on the ill-fated voyage. He regrets passing up on the trip because “I find I have a calming influence on people I’m around.” I think Ricky may be guilty of using some transitive reasoning about what calms people when he’s around but at least he’s not condemning Benson before his day in court. That task is left to Earl Campbell. He told ...

Ricky Williams' Presence Means Every Little Thing Gonna Be Alright [This Is Your Brain On Drugs]
Deadspin — ... pretty clear that if Williams had attended the boat party, the atmosphere would've been much, much different. Instead of a bumpin', drink guzzlin' boat jam, it would've been more like a floating yoga party, with jugs of pomegranate juice being passed around and sporadic yelping sessions in an attempt to communicate with sperm whales. The cops wouldn't be anywhere near that party. Ricky Williams Ready For Football — Finally [Austin American-Statesman] Ricky Williams Wishes He Had Been On Benson's Boat [AOL Fanhouse] ...

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