Billy Joe Booth
| No. 65 | |
| Born: | April 7, 1940 Minden, Louisiana, US |
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| Died: | June 30, 1972 (aged 32) Dorchester, Ontario, Canada |
| Career information | |
| CFL status | American |
| Position(s) | DE |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| College | Louisiana State |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1962–1970 | Ottawa Rough Riders |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| CFL All-Star | 1969 |
| CFL East All-Star | 1963, 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 1962-1970. 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 1972 in a plane crash in Ontario in 1972.[1]
References
- ^ "Billy Joe Booth". www.cflapedia.com. Retrieved 2020-07-28.