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Sidney Earl Williams was born on March 18, 1928 in Rome, GA while his mother was there visiting her sister.

Returning from Rome to Atlanta, Sid Williams grew up in Atlanta's West end as an only child. Throughout his childhood, his mother insisted on perfection and repeatedly told him that he would one day be the President of The United States.

Sid Williams entered Tech High School in 1942 where he excelled in everything in which he was involved.

It was here that Williams' athletic career began in earnest. His natural athletic abilities made him a leader in both football and track. In track he excelled in the sprints, beating almost everyone in Georgia in head-to-head competition.

In football he gained Interscholastic honors in 1944, '45, and '46  as end and quarterback.  

Not content with being "merely" a great student athelete, Sid was elected  Class President by the student body during his sophomore, junior, and senior years. Williams felt that sport formed the fabric of character that makes young men and women future leaders of our country.

During his tenure at Tech High, Williams also earned the rank of Eagle Scout from the Boy Scouts of America.

He also joined the Reserve Officers' Training Corps where he served as a Lieutenant Colonel and captain of the drill and rifle team.

Williams graduated from high school in 1947 and joined the 179th Field Artillery unit, 22nd Infantry Division, in the Georgia Army National Guard. He served for a period of one year, and advanced to the rank of second lieutenant. Following his military service, in 1948, Williams fielded scholarships from over ten different colleges, including the United States Naval Academy and West Point, before settling on his parents' Alma mater, Georgia Tech.

In 1948 Sid accepted a scholarship and was enrolled at the Georgia Institute of Technology where he continued his quest for academic and athletic excellence.

After receiving his Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Management, Sid began working toward a Master’s Degree in Labor Relations.

Additionally, Williams continued his ROTC training while attending Georgia Tech and was promoted to Second Lieutenant in the 179th Field Artillery after completing his senior ROTC training. He served honorably and fulfilled his military obligations.

Sid Williams began his college football career at Georgia Tech under head coach Bobby Dodd as a 4th string left back before being promoted to the varsity squad in his second year of school. For the 1950 thru 1952 seasons, Williams started as defensive left end.

During his tenure at Georgia Tech, Coach Bobby Dodd was quoted in the Atlanta Journal by stating "Sid Williams is the best end for his size in America. Sid is very clever, can move well and hits as hard as any defensive end I have ever seen ... There is no way to overestimate his defensive value to our team.".

In 1952 Williams played in the Orange Bowl game where Georgia Tech beat Baylor University with a 4th quarter field goal from future Georgia Tech head football coach, Pepper Rogers.

After graduation from Georgia Tech, Sid married his college sweetheart, Nell Kimbrough, in 1953.

Nell, who graduated from Lees-McRae College in North Carolina, accompanied her husband to Davenport, Iowa where they both enrolled into the Palmer School of Chiropractic.

Palmer School of Chiropractic

In 1956 they both earned Doctor of Chiropractic degrees from Palmer School of Chiropractic and soon thereafter moved back to Georgia. . After passing the Georgia board exam and receiving licensure. They opened the first office in Austell, Georgia. Within the short period of time they were seeing 1200-1500 patient visits per week. During this time they began to hold meetings for chiropractors every Tuesday night in their office where chiropractors would come from Georgia and surrounding states.

In 1957 Drs. Sid and Nell, seeing there was a need for chiropractic literature, opened Si-Nel Publishing, a publishing company that was the first of its kind in supplying chiropractors with health tracks and equipment. After seeing a need for chiropractic services in the Black/African American communities, Dr. Sid and Nell established the first Triple H clinics in Atlanta.

During the early 1960s, they continues to see hundreds of patients per weeks. While continued to holding the Tuesday night meetings for chiropractors. They also become very active members of the Georgia Chiropractic Association, where Dr. Sid served many years as Legislative Chairman.

In November of 1965 Life Foundation (founded by Drs. Sid and Nell Williams as a chiropractic organization dedicated to the purpose of service, education, and research) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Georgia.

Life And Health tabloid was first published for the purpose of promoting chiropractic and its success stories from patients and celebrities. This publication was made available to chiropractors and could be personalized for individual clinics. It was the first Educational Publication of its kind that was available profession-wide.

In 1966 Todays Chiropractic magazine was first published in newspaper format, where Dr. Sid shared his vision of a City of Life and the Life Chiropractic College projects.

Life Foundation published It’s High Time and Let’s Take a Look at Life and Health as educational booklets. Dr. Sid produced the Radio Ministry of Health audio tapes as public service announcements. As a public service, the Health Mobile was built and funded by Life Foundation as a mobile clinic on wheels – offering free chiropractic services to the public. Funds were raised at the Dynamic Essentials Meetings. In 1970 the IRS granted Life Foundation tax exempt 501-C3 status.

In early 1974 Today’s Chiropractic Magazine requested financial support from its readership for financial support to open Life Chiropractic College. The majority of funding came in the form of pledges and large donations were non-existent. Life Foundation, being the original sponsor of LCC, produced the first brochure for Life Chiropractic College which explained the donation opportunities, projected cost of operation, history and purpose of Life Foundation, The City of Life, and the campaign organization for the opening of LCC.

After several years searching for a location, a property at 1269 Barclay Circle, Marietta GA was leased by Life Foundation. On September 12, 1974 Dr. Sid Williams founded  Life Chiropractic College and was chartered as a Chiropractic Educational Institution. Life Chiropractic College is now known as Life University offering various degrees, including a Master's Degree in Sports Health Science along with the Doctor of Chiropractic Degree offered in Life University's School of Chiropractic, the largest Chiropractic College in the world.

Life Chiropractic College Westwas founded by Dr. Sid E. Williams in San Lorenzo, California when an Educational Alliance between Pacific States Chiropractic College and Life Chiropractic College was formed on March 13, 1981.

After Dr. Sid founded Life College in 1974, his vision for chiropractic continued to grow which resulted in Life Foundation and Life University partnering with numerous outreach programs: International mobile unit, Ukraine and Chernobyl, WHO, Legislation In Costa Rica.

Dr. Sid Williams retired in 2002, devoting his time to Dynamic Essentials, Life Foundation, Inc., and writing. He published several books, one of which explained his philosophy, Lasting Purpose, a Mindset for Success, The Road to Success Starts in the Heart, and a book of affirmations for each day of the year Making Lasting Purpose a Way of Life.

In 2004 the Life Foundation expanded its mission to reach out to the community beyond the chiropractic profession in order to promulgate the Lasting Purpose philosophy and lifestyle.

Dr. Sid E. Williams passed away on December 27, 2012, in Marietta, Georgia. A larger-than-life figure, Dr. Sid is forever inextricably tied to Life University, the International Chiropractors Association, and Dynamic Essentials. He perhaps is also one of the last of a generation of chiropractors who fought back against the medicalization of the profession for which he paid a heavy price.

Dr. Nell K. Williams passed away on August 16, 2019. Dr. Nell was widely known for her work at Life University, where she served as Senior Vice President and Dean of Student Affairs for more than a quarter of a century. She is also known for her role as The Mother of Life and First Lady to her late husband Dr. Sid Williams, President and founder of Life College/University.