Ricky Williams has always marched to the beat of his own drum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The talented running back from the University of Texas was a two-time All-American, won the Heisman Trophy in 1998 and was the fifth overall pick in the 1999 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When you said Ricky in football during that time, most immediately knew who you were referring to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Turns out that wasn’t his given name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a recent interview on The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz, Williams disclosed his birth name was actually Errick but that he always went by Ricky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And the 45-year-old former running back only publicly disclosed that information after, according to CBS Sports<\/a>, an interviewer noticed his Zoom name. <\/p>\n\n\n\n So the real change occurred with his last name, which is now Miron, the last name of his wife, Linnea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Something I’ve been thinking about and talking about, and I finally went through the steps,” said Williams during the interview\u00a0“It was quick and easy, and it felt really meaningful.”\u00a0<\/p>