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For 40 years, legendary track coach trains Triangle Olympians
George Williams, the legendary coach who got them there, is also a former United States Olympic track coach himself.
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George Williams, the legendary coach who got them there, is also a former United States Olympic track coach himself.
>>> A FORMER TENANT SUED >>> MANY OF YOU KNOW WHO THAT IS. ONE OF THE LOCAL UNIVERSITIES SENT MORE THAN 40 ATHLETES OF THE SUMMER OLYMPIC SINGLE TRACK AND FIELD SINCE 1988. ST. AUGUSTINE IN RALEIGH. >> THE LEGENDARY COACH THAT GOT THERE IS ALSO A FORMER UNITED STATES OLYMPIC TRACK COACH. CHRIS LEE HAS THE STORY OF GEORGE WILLIAMS, HIS CAREER, AND WHAT IS UP TO THESE DAYS. >> Reporter: YOU CAN CALL HIM THE TRACK WHISPERED. >> WHEN YOU COACH 42 OLYMPIANS AT A SCHOOL THE SIZE OF THIS UNIVERSITY, PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW. THEY KNOW THE GLORY BUT NOT THE STORY. >> Reporter: LET'S GET INTO THE STORY THE FORMER ST. AUGUSTINE UNIVERSITY TRACK COACH GEORGE WILLIAMS WAS NAMED THE FALCONS COACH BACK IN 1976 AND -- >> ONE GOOD THING ABOUT IT. WE HAVE HAD AN ATHLETE IN THE OLYMPICS EVER SINCE 1988. >> Reporter: HE DID NOT TAKE LONG TO ESTABLISH DOMINANCE AS A COACH IN THE TRACK-AND-FIELD WORLD, SENDING OVER 40 ATHLETES TO THE SUMMER GAMES AND BEING NAMED USA TRACK AND FIELD COACH FOR THE 2004 OLYMPICS IN ATHENS. >> THE CONFERENCE DREAM, IT'S AWESOME. WORDS OF EXPRESSION ARE QUITE DIFFICULT, YOU KNOW? ONLY THE HEART CAN CONTINUE TO SPEAK. >> Reporter: WILLIAMS IS THE G.O.A.T., THE GREATEST OF ALL TIMES WHEN IT COMES TO TRACK COACHES POSTING 39 NATIONAL CROWNS FOR HIS TEAMS, 282 INDIVIDUAL TRACK-AND-FIELD TITLES, AND AMASSING MORE THAN 150 TRACK AND FIELD COACH HONORS A YEAR. THE NUMBERS DO NOT LIE. LAST YEAR, HOWEVER, WILLIAMS WAS REMOVED AS HEAD COACH AT ST. AUGUSTINE IS AFTER 44 YEARS. THAT HAS NOT STOPPED WILLIAMS FROM CONTINUING TO IMPACT THE TRACK-AND-FIELD COMMITTEE. >> I'M STILL ON THE RALEIGH SPORT ALLIANCE COMMITTEE. I'M ONLY NORTH CAROLINA HALL OF FAME COMMITTEE. I, TO DUKE AND THEY LET ME TRAIN MY OLYMPIANS OVER HERE. WE HAVE NO GRASS GROWING UNDER MY FEET. I'M HAVING A GOOD TIME. I AM DOING WELL AND, I HOPE ST. AUGUSTINE IS ARE DOING WELL. >> Reporter: COVID-19 KATT WILLIAMS FOR MAKING THE TRIP TO THE OLYMPIC THIS YEAR. THIS IS THE FIRST WHEN HE PERSONALLY MISSED SINCE 1988. EVEN AT 17 YEARS OLD, COACH WILLIAMS SAYS, THERE WILL BE MORE OLYMPIC GAMES IN HIS FUTURE. >> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A FEW MORE. I THINK I WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE A FEW MORE. >> Reporter: CHRIS LEE, WRAL SPORTS, RALEIGH. >> WHAT A PHENOMENAL CAREER.