The longtime football chaplain for Auburn University died tragically over the weekend after misstepping while getting on a boat and falling into a local lake.

The Rev. Chette Williams was the Auburn University football’s team chaplain for 26 seasons. He died Dec. 15, 2024, in a drowning at Lake Martin at the age of 61. The Rev. Chette Williams, the Auburn University football’s team chaplain for 26 seasons, died Sunday in a drowning on Lake Martin, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.

Rev. Chette Williams, a former Auburn linebacker and team chaplain, passed away at age 61 following a drowning incident on Lake Martin.

A longtime Auburn University member has died after he drowned at Lake Martin Sunday, according to authorities.

Chette L. Williams, long serving chaplain for the Auburn University football team, died in a "marine incident," Sunday evening at Lake Martin, state police say. Williams, 61, of Dadeville was attempting to leave his vessel,

The Rev. Chette Williams, a former Auburn linebacker who served as the Tigers' chaplain over the last three decades, died after falling off a boat in Lake Martin in Alexander City, Ala., police said Monday.

The longtime pastor of the Auburn University football team died Sunday after falling into the water on Lake Martin in central Alabama.

Auburn’s longtime football chaplain, Chette Williams, drowned Sunday night at Lake Martin. For over two decades, Williams helped student-athletes navigate life on and off the field. Former players said the most important role on a team can be that of the team chaplain — someone who can help guide a student-athlete through the ups and downs of life.