Williams follows the likes of Ryan Giggs, Mark Hughes, John Hartson, Neville Southall and Craig Bellamy who have won the top award.

BBC: Williams takes top Welsh awards

When coach Rex Ryan benched starting quarterback Mark Sanchez twice late in the season, each time Ryan replaced him with third-stringer Greg McElroy, not Tebow.

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There were mixed fortunes for the home hopes as Welshman Ryan Day beat Mark King 5-2 but Dominic Dale slipped to a 5-2 defeat to Alan McManus.

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