The George Williams Athletic Complex is named after former athletic director and legendary track & field coach George Williams.
The 2,500-seat complex is located on the campus of Saint Augustine's University across from Emery Gymnasium. The first football game was played in the complex on Oct. 22, 2011 against Johnson C. Smith University. The Falcons won 34-15 on Homecoming Day.
The complex includes a FieldTurf playing surface, a world-class track and a state-of-the-art scoreboard.
The legendary coach literally put Saint Augustine’s University on the sports map by building a national track & field powerhouse. His men’s and women’s teams were internationally renowned during an illustrious 44-year coaching career at his alma mater.
The Falcons and Lady Falcons captured 39 NCAA Division II national titles, which places Williams among the Mount Everest of coaches. He ranks third all-time among coaches for the most championships in NCAA history, regardless of division.
That puts him well ahead of other notable coaches such as Roy Williams, Mike Krzyzewski, Nick Saban, Bobby Knight and the late John Wooden.
In addition to winning 39 national crowns, the Falcons and Lady Falcons combined for 33 national runner-up finishes and a mind-boggling 282 individual national track and field titles.
A 1965 SAU graduate, Williams collected over 150 coaching awards, including the NCAA Division II National Men’s Outdoor Coach of the Year Award from 2013 to 2017 and the NCAA Division II National Men’s Indoor Coach of the Year Award in 2013 and 2014. He claimed numerous CIAA coaching honors as well.
In 2004, Williams reached the pinnacle of his sport as the U.S. Olympic Head Track and Field Coach. He also served as assistant coach of the 1996 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team in Atlanta, Ga., where each athlete he was responsible for won a gold medal. He was the U.S. head coach at the 1999 World Outdoor Championships in Seville, Spain, the 1993 World Indoor Championships in Toronto, Canada, and the 1992 IAAF World Cup in Havana, Cuba.
The legendary Williams has coached more than 40 Olympians, including world champion and Olympic medalist Bershawn “Batman” Jackson and indoor world champion Barbara Pierre.
