Longtime Auburn football team chaplain Chette Williams passed away on Sunday evening, according to multiple reports.
According to multiple reports, Williams died after falling into the water near a dock on Lake Martin at Kowaliga Restaurant. Elmore County Sheriff Bill Franklin outlets that Williams fell off a dock while attempting to get into a boat.
As a former Auburn linebacker (1984-1986), Williams began his duties as the team chaplain under head coach Tommy Tuberville in 1999. Williams also served as the Auburn campus director for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the state director for Urban Ministries for FCA.
An Auburn man through and through, Williams wrote "Hard Fighting Soldier" based on the Tigers’ undefeated season in 2004 and how God transformed his life and continues to use him to influence football players at Auburn and beyond. Williams also wrote "Broken Road" based on the 2011 National Championship team and their story from a mission trip to the Dominican Republic to the BCS National Championship game.
Williams served as pastor of New Covenant Baptist Church in New Orleans, La. (1993-1995) and co-pastor of New Song Baptist Church in Mobile. (1991-1993). He was licensed as a minister in 1987 and ordained in 1988. He received a bachelor’s degree from Auburn in Adult Education in 1985 and a master’s of divinity from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary in 1993.
Williams leaves behind a legacy that many in the Auburn community and beyond will deeply cherish.
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