Scotlandville in Baton Rouge in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Aeneas Williams

1989-1991

— Football —

Aeneas Williams Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, June 4, 2022

1. Aeneas Williams Marker

Inscription.
A native of New Orleans, Aeneas Williams arrived at Southern University after turning down an Ivy League scholarship to Dartmouth College. Williams joined the SU Football program during his junior year and tied for the NCAA record in interceptions. Despite playing only two years in college, Williams' numbers impressed the then-Phoenix Cardinals enough that they selected him in the third round of the 1991 NFL Draft. Within his first six seasons, Williams was named to the NFL Pro Bowl four times and led the NFL in interceptions with nine in 1994. In 2001, Williams made his second postseason appearance. with the St. Louis Rams and helped lead the Rams to Super Bowl XXXVI in his hometown of New Orleans.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports.

Location. 30° 31.403′ N, 91° 11.37′ W. Marker is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish. It is in Scotlandville. It is on Swan Avenue near Robert Smith Boulevard, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Baton Rouge LA 70807, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s Florida Parishes.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ben Jobe (here, next to this marker); Isiah "Butch" Robertson (here, next to this marker); Jacklyn Winfield (a few steps from this

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marker); Roger Cador (a few steps from this marker); Bob "Butterbean" Love (a few steps from this marker); Brian Johnson (a few steps from this marker); Rodney Milburn (a few steps from this marker); Pete Richardson (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baton Rouge.

More about this marker. Located on the Southern University (Baton Rouge) Campus, on the Tony Clayton Championship Plaza, at entrance to Mumford Fieldhouse.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, June 4, 2022

2. Aeneas Williams Marker

Tony Clayton Championship Plaza image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, June 4, 2022

3. Tony Clayton Championship Plaza

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 15, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 261 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 15, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.