Billy Majors
American football player (1938–1965)
American football player
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Position: | Defensive back | ||
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Born: | (1938-11-07)November 7, 1938 Lynchburg, Tennessee, U.S. | ||
Died: | October 18, 1965(1965-10-18) (aged 26) | ||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Weight: | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||
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High school: | Huntland (TN) | ||
College: | Tennessee | ||
NFL draft: | 1961 / Round: 12 / Pick: 168 | ||
AFL draft: | 1961 / Round: 9 / Pick: 68 | ||
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William Bobo Majors (November 7, 1938 – October 18, 1965) was a professional American football defensive back who played for the Buffalo Bills in 1961 in the American Football League (AFL).[1] He was a ninth round pick of the Buffalo Bills in the 1961 AFL Draft.[2] He played college football at the University of Tennessee.[3]
Majors and two others died in 1965 when their car was struck by a train. He was helping coach at Tennessee at the time.[4]
Majors was posthumously inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 1966.[5]
References
- ^ "Billy Majors Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ "1961 AFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ Shearer, John (December 5, 2005). "Memories: 1965 UT Football Team, Coach Bill Majors". Chattanoogan.com. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ North, John; Wilhoit, Robin (October 18, 2023). "Tragedy on the tracks: 3 UT coaches died in 1965 when a train hit their car. Now, new safety measures are set to be installed at the crash site". WBIR. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ "Bill Majors". Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Pro Football Reference
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