Jump to content

Billy Joe Booth

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by John of Reading (talk | contribs) at 14:25, 22 August 2022 (→top: Typo fixing, replaced: {{About|The → {{About|the). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

This article is about the football player. For the actor of the same name, see Billy Booth (actor).
Billy Joe Booth
No. 65
Born:(1940-04-07)April 7, 1940
Minden, Louisiana, US
Died:June 30, 1972(1972-06-30) (aged 32)
Dorchester, Ontario, Canada
Career information
CFL statusAmerican
Position(s)DE
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight235 lb (107 kg)
CollegeLSU
NFL draft1962, round: 13, pick: 181
(By the New York Giants)
Career history
As player
1962–1970Ottawa Rough Riders
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star1969
CFL East All-Star1963, 1964, 1966, 1969

Billy Joe Booth (April 7, 1940 – June 30, 1972) was an American-born Canadian football player. He played professional football with the Ottawa Rough Riders in the Canadian Football League from 1962 to 1970. A graduate of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, he was drafted by the New York Giants in round thirteen, draft number 181 of the 1962 NFL draft. Booth was killed in a plane crash in Ontario in 1972.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Billy Joe Booth". www.cflapedia.com. Retrieved 2020-07-28.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Billy_Joe_Booth&oldid=1105950338"