Billy Majors
American football player (1938–1965)
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William Bobo Majors (November 7, 1938 – October 18, 1965) was an American professional 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 with the 68th overall pick in the 1961 AFL Draft.[2] He played college football at the University of Tennessee.[3]
PositionDefensive back
BornNovember 7, 1938
Lynchburg, Tennessee, U.S.
Lynchburg, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedOctober 18, 1965 (aged 26)
Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
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| Position | Defensive back | ||||
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| Born | November 7, 1938 Lynchburg, Tennessee, U.S. | ||||
| Died | October 18, 1965 (aged 26) Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. | ||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||
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| High school | Huntland (TN) | ||||
| College | Tennessee | ||||
| NFL draft | 1961: 12th round, 168th overall pick | ||||
| AFL draft | 1961: 9th round, 68th overall pick | ||||
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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]
His brothers Johnny, Joe, and Bobby also played football.[6]
