Billy Majors Explained

Billy Majors
Position:	Defensive back
Number:	25
Birth Date:	7 November 1938
Birth Place:	Lynchburg, Tennessee, U.S.
Height Ft:	6
Height In:	0
Weight Lbs:	175
High School:	Huntland (TN)
College:	Tennessee
Draftyear:	1961
Draftround:	12
Draftpick:	168
Afldraftyear:	1961
Afldraftround:	9
Afldraftpick:	68
Pastteams:	Buffalo Bills
Statlabel1:	Games played
Statvalue1:	1
Pfr:	M/MajoBi20

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Billy Majors Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . January 14, 2024 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
2. Web site: 1961 AFL Draft Listing . January 14, 2024 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
3. Web site: Shearer . John . December 5, 2005 . Memories: 1965 UT Football Team, Coach Bill Majors . January 14, 2024 . Chattanoogan.com . en.
4. Web site: 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 . January 14, 2024 . WBIR . en-US.
5. Web site: Bill Majors . January 14, 2024 . Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame . en-US.