One of the most well-known personalities to emerge from Gary is former NFL player-turned-actor/director/producer Fred “The Hammer” Williamson. Born March 5, 1938 ...

Former Raiders defensive back Fred "The Hammer" Williamson will light the Al Davis Memorial Torch prior to kickoff of Sunday's Las Vegas Raiders-Kansas City Chiefs game. Williamson joined the Raiders ...

Fantasy Springs was once again the setting for a worthwhile event in its classy 12th floor private lounge. For the 16th year (and with no sign of slowing down), philanthropist, former Marine, football ...

*Actor Fred “The Hammer” Williamson rose to prominence as one of the first African-American male action stars of the “blaxploitation” genre of the early 1970s. He has since had a long and illustrious ...

Philanthropist, former Marine, football player, film actor/producer/director Fred "The Hammer" Williamson and his wife, Linda, are shining examples of people who give selflessly back to the community.

Before the Buccaneers' Warren Sapp, before the Raiders' Frank Middleton, even before Deion Sanders, there was "The Hammer." Not MC, the rapper. We're talking Gary's own Fred Williamson, pro football ...

When actor Fred Williamson and director Jack Arnold came together to make “Black Eye” in 1974, it wasn’t an obvious match. Williamson was the retired pro football player who, after making his feature ...