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). 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 and player information from Pro Football Reference
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