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American football player (1938–1965)

American football player

Billy Majors

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Position:

Defensive back

Personal information

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)

Career information

High school:

Huntland (TN)

College:

Tennessee

NFL draft:

1961 / round: 12 / pick: 168

AFL draft:

1961 / round: 9 / pick: 68

Career history

Buffalo Bills (1961)

Career NFL statistics

Games played:	1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

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). He was a ninth round pick of the Buffalo Bills in the 1961 AFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Tennessee.

Majors and two others died in 1965 when their car was struck by a train. He was helping coach at Tennessee at the time.

Majors was posthumously inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 1966.

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 from Pro Football Reference

v t e Tennessee Volunteers starting quarterbacks
Howard Ijams (1891–1893) D. C. Chapman (1896) Strang Nicklin (1897) C. L. Bryan (1899) J. G. Logan (1900) Sax Crawford (1901–1902) T. R. Watkins (1903–1904) Walker Leach (1905) J. C. Loucks (1906–1908) Chauncey Raulston (1909) Rufus Branch (1909–1912) Red Rainey (1913) Bill May (1914–1915) Buck Hatcher (1916) Willis McCabe (1919) Joe Evans (1920) Roe Campbell (1921–1924) Jimmie Smith (1922) Billy Harkness (1924–1926) Jimmy Elmore (1927) D. Vincent Tudor (1927–1929) Roy Witt (1928) Bobby Dodd (1928–1930) Deke Brackett (1931–1932) Beattie Feathers (1933) Charles Vaughan (1934) Phil Dickens (1935–1936) Walter Wood (1937) George Cafego (1938–1939) Van Thompson (1940) Johnny Butler (1941) Jim Gaffney (1943) Buzz Warren (1943–1944) Walter Slater (1946) Orvis Milner (1947) Jack Armstrong (1948) Jimmy Hill (1949–1950) Jimmy Hahn (1950–1951) Bill Blackstock (1951) Hal Hubbard (1952) Bill Barbish (1953) Jimmy Beutel (1954–1955) Johnny Majors (1956) Bobby Gordon (1957) Billy Majors (1958–1960) Glenn Glass (1960–1961) Mallon Faircloth (1961–1963) Art Galiffa (1964–1966) Dewey Warren (1967) Bubba Wyche (1968) Bobby Scott (1969–1970) Condredge Holloway (1973–1974) Randy Wallace (1975–1976) Pat Ryan (1977) Jimmy Streater (1978–1979) Steve Alatorre (1980–1981) Alan Cockrell (1981–1983) Tony Robinson (1984–1985) Jeff Francis (1987–1988) Sterling Henton (1989) Andy Kelly (1989–1991) Heath Shuler (1992–1993) Jerry Colquitt (1994) Todd Helton (1994) Peyton Manning (1994–1997) Tee Martin (1998–1999) A. J. Suggs (2000) Casey Clausen (2000–2003) C.J. Leak (2002) James Banks (2002) Brent Schaeffer (2004) Rick Clausen (2004–2005) Erik Ainge (2004–2007) Jonathan Crompton (2006, 2008–2009) Nick Stephens (2008) Matt Simms (2010–2011) Tyler Bray (2010–2012) Justin Worley (2013–2014) Nathan Peterman (2013–2014) Joshua Dobbs (2013–2016) Quinten Dormady (2017) Jarrett Guarantano (2017–2020) Will McBride (2017) Brian Maurer (2019) J. T. Shrout (2019) Harrison Bailey (2020) Joe Milton (2021–2023) Hendon Hooker (2021–2022) Nico Iamaleava (2023–2024)

Tennessee Volunteers starting quarterbacks

Howard Ijams (1891–1893)
D. C. Chapman (1896)
Strang Nicklin (1897)
C. L. Bryan (1899)
J. G. Logan (1900)
Sax Crawford (1901–1902)
T. R. Watkins (1903–1904)
Walker Leach (1905)
J. C. Loucks (1906–1908)
Chauncey Raulston (1909)
Rufus Branch (1909–1912)
Red Rainey (1913)
Bill May (1914–1915)
Buck Hatcher (1916)
Willis McCabe (1919)
Joe Evans (1920)
Roe Campbell (1921–1924)
Jimmie Smith (1922)
Billy Harkness (1924–1926)
Jimmy Elmore (1927)
D. Vincent Tudor (1927–1929)
Roy Witt (1928)
Bobby Dodd (1928–1930)
Deke Brackett (1931–1932)
Beattie Feathers (1933)
Charles Vaughan (1934)
Phil Dickens (1935–1936)
Walter Wood (1937)
George Cafego (1938–1939)
Van Thompson (1940)
Johnny Butler (1941)
Jim Gaffney (1943)
Buzz Warren (1943–1944)
Walter Slater (1946)
Orvis Milner (1947)
Jack Armstrong (1948)
Jimmy Hill (1949–1950)
Jimmy Hahn (1950–1951)
Bill Blackstock (1951)
Hal Hubbard (1952)
Bill Barbish (1953)
Jimmy Beutel (1954–1955)
Johnny Majors (1956)
Bobby Gordon (1957)
Billy Majors (1958–1960)
Glenn Glass (1960–1961)
Mallon Faircloth (1961–1963)
Art Galiffa (1964–1966)
Dewey Warren (1967)
Bubba Wyche (1968)
Bobby Scott (1969–1970)
Condredge Holloway (1973–1974)
Randy Wallace (1975–1976)
Pat Ryan (1977)
Jimmy Streater (1978–1979)
Steve Alatorre (1980–1981)
Alan Cockrell (1981–1983)
Tony Robinson (1984–1985)
Jeff Francis (1987–1988)
Sterling Henton (1989)
Andy Kelly (1989–1991)
Heath Shuler (1992–1993)
Jerry Colquitt (1994)
Todd Helton (1994)
Peyton Manning (1994–1997)
Tee Martin (1998–1999)
A. J. Suggs (2000)
Casey Clausen (2000–2003)
C.J. Leak (2002)
James Banks (2002)
Brent Schaeffer (2004)
Rick Clausen (2004–2005)
Erik Ainge (2004–2007)
Jonathan Crompton (2006, 2008–2009)
Nick Stephens (2008)
Matt Simms (2010–2011)
Tyler Bray (2010–2012)
Justin Worley (2013–2014)
Nathan Peterman (2013–2014)
Joshua Dobbs (2013–2016)
Quinten Dormady (2017)
Jarrett Guarantano (2017–2020)
Will McBride (2017)
Brian Maurer (2019)
J. T. Shrout (2019)
Harrison Bailey (2020)
Joe Milton (2021–2023)
Hendon Hooker (2021–2022)
Nico Iamaleava (2023–2024)

v t e Philadelphia Eagles 1961 NFL draft selections
Art Baker Bo Strange Jim Wright Don Oakes Dan Ficca Ben Balme Irv Cross Jim Beaver Wayne Fontes Luther Hayes L. E. Hicks Billy Majors Don Jonas Willie Fleming Bobby Richards G. W. Clapp Larry Lavery Nick Maravich Dick Wilson Jacque MacKinnon

v t e Buffalo Bills 1961 AFL draft selections
Ken Rice Billy Shaw Art Baker Tom Gilburg Stew Barber Norm Snead Fred Brown Al Bemiller Charles Linning William Majors Don Kern Roy Wall Floyd Powers Tom Causey Ron Kostelnik Jerry Frye Vincent Scott Wayne Wolff John Bodkin Charley Barnes Everett Cloud Larry Vargo Charles Baker William "Red" Mack Frank Jackunas Jack Harbaugh Lorenzo Stanford Bob Allen Jason Harness Mike Stock William Martin

Buffalo Bills 1961 AFL draft selections

Ken Rice
Billy Shaw
Art Baker
Tom Gilburg
Stew Barber
Norm Snead
Fred Brown
Al Bemiller
Charles Linning
William Majors
Don Kern
Roy Wall
Floyd Powers
Tom Causey
Ron Kostelnik
Jerry Frye
Vincent Scott
Wayne Wolff
John Bodkin
Charley Barnes
Everett Cloud
Larry Vargo
Charles Baker
William "Red" Mack
Frank Jackunas
Jack Harbaugh
Lorenzo Stanford
Bob Allen
Jason Harness
Mike Stock
William Martin

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