Chuck Williams has spent the past decade serving athletes everywhere from Massachusetts to Washington, from Colorado to Indiana. Now his varied experiences will help Tennessee Tech University student-athletes and community members who need physical therapy services.

Williams serves as the physical therapist for TTU/CRMC Golden Eagle Sports Medicine, a partnership between Tennessee Tech Athletics and the Cookeville Regional Medical Center.

A 1998 graduate of the University of Dayton Pre-Physical Therapy program, Williams also became a certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) the same year. He added his MSPT in 2000, became a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) in 2001, and received his DPT in 2002. In 2006, he earned Sports Certified Specialist (SCS) status.

Williams has been able to put all of his education into practice with positions in some outstanding locations, including Massachusetts General, Harvard University, Vail, Colo., Dayton, Wash., and Connersville, Ind.

Williams, 34, began his professional career by gaining clinical and outpatient experiences while working at the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions in Boston from 1998 to 2000. He was a Physical Therapy and Athletic Trainer Fellow at Harvard University Sports Medicine in 2000, working with the football and men’s ice hockey teams. In 2001-02, he served as a staff Physical Therapist at Physical Therapy Health Services in Canton, Mass., before taking a position in 2002 at the Howard Head Sports Medicine Centers in Vail, Colo. While there, he was a physical therapist and Association Coordinator of Knee, Hip and Sports Rehabilitation. During that time, he spent a year-and-a-half as a physical therapist and athletic trainer to the U.S. Women’s World Cup Alpine and Olympic Ski Team, and developed accelerated rehab programs and return to sport programs for several NCAA athletes, NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA teams, plus professional soccer player and skiers.

Williams moved to Dayton, Wash., in 2006 and spent two years as Director of Rehabilitation at Dayton General Hospital. That post allowed him to work extensively with high school student-athletes. Most recently, he has been Director of Rehabilitation and Wellness at Fayette Regional Health System in Connersville, Ind.

Williams works in the TTU/CRMC Golden Eagle Sports Medicine Student Therapy Center, located inside the east side of Tucker Stadium. The center specializes in athletic and orthopaedic injuries and creates a convenient way for students, faculty and staff to attend physical therapy without leaving campus and is open to the community including youth and high school student-athletes who need the services offered by Golden Eagle Sports Medicine.