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:
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.