Ricky Williams was a Heisman Trophy-winning running back at Texas, where he was a two-time unanimous All-American, set the NCAA rushing record at the time, and ultimately received induction into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Williams later played 11 seasons in the NFL, joining the New Orleans Saints after Mike Ditka traded all of his remaining draft picks for Williams. He played three seasons there, seven with the Dolphins, where he was the league’s leading rusher in 2002, and also played one year with the CFL’s Toronto Argonauts and Baltimore Ravens.

But Williams was always much more than a football player. He was suspended several times in his NFL career due to his marijuana use. He retired from football, the first time, before…