Within a two-day span this week, his famous bronze statue in front Beaver Stadium was hauled down, as was his record atop major college football's all-time wins list.

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Capped 65 times for Wales, Williams, one of 13 Welshmen named in the British and Irish Lions squad, tops the all-time Welsh try-scoring list with 46 and also has a record 46 tries for the Ospreys in 99 appearances.

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But he has been surpassed by Rafael Nadal on the list of all-time Masters Series titles after the Spaniard won in Rome to match record-holder Andre Agassi on 17.

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