Jamal Willis
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| Born: | December 12, 1972 Lawton, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 218 lb (99 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Bonanza (Las Vegas, Nevada) | ||||||||||||||||
| College: | BYU | ||||||||||||||||
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Jamal Willis (born 1972) is a local level leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a former NFL football player. He also works in administration for the Alpine School District in Utah.
Willis was born in Oklahoma. He attended BYU on a football scholarship as a running back and joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints while a student there.[1] He played professional football for the San Francisco 49ers in 1995.[2] He also served as a kickoff returner.[3] His season was cut short after 11 games with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in a game against the Carolina Panthers.[3] He was cut by the 49ers after the first game of the 1996 season.[4][5]
On January 7, 2018, Willis was called as a counselor in the Genesis Group presidency.[6] Like all other members of the presidency, Willis is of African descent. He had not even previously attended the Group, but had been invited to attend while a student at BYU before he joined the LDS Church.[7]
Willis has in the past been the football coach for Payson High School.[8] He currently works as an administrator, evidently for Alpine School District over schools in Saratoga Springs, Utah.[9]
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- ^ Harmon, Dick (November 18, 1991). "Willis is BYU's newest star receiver/running back". The Daily Herald. p. 7. Retrieved July 1, 2025 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Crumpacker, John (November 12, 1995). "As they grow older, 49ers find replacing injured stars quickly a difficult task". San Francisco Examiner. pp. C1, C4. Retrieved July 1, 2025 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Georgatos, Dennis (December 14, 1995). "49ers present award to injured Floyd". Enterprise-Record. pp. C1, C4. Retrieved July 1, 2025 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Injuries continue to plague 49ers". Merced Sun-Star. September 5, 1996. p. B3. Retrieved July 1, 2025 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "49ers sign cornerback Williams". Sacramento Bee. September 4, 1996. p. E5. Retrieved July 1, 2025 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Peggy Fletcher Stack. "Black Mormon Support Group Laments Loss Of Their Prophet Champion, Looks to the Genesis of Even Greater Influence" in Salt Lake Tribune, January 9, 2017
- ^ Trent Toone. "One of the Best Kept Secrets in the Church: Former BYU Running Back thrilled to be part of Genesis Group Leadership". In Deseret News, January 11, 2018.
- ^ "Provo Daily Herald article on Willis ending time as football coach". Archived from the original on November 23, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
- ^ Tad Walch. "LDS Church Reorganizes Genesis Group Leadership". Deseret News, January 7, 2018.
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