Billy Joe Booth
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| No. 65 | |
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| Position | Defensive end |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 7, 1940 Minden, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | June 30, 1972 (aged 32) Dorchester, Ontario, Canada |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Minden (LA) |
| College | LSU |
| NFL draft | 1962: 13th round, 181 (By the New York Giants)th overall pick |
| Career history | |
| 1962–1970 | Ottawa Rough Riders |
| Awards and highlights | |
| Coaching profile at Pro Football ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
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Billy Joe Booth (April 7, 1940 – June 30, 1972) was an American-born Canadian football player. He played professional football with the Ottawa Rough Riders in the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 1962 to 1970. A graduate of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, he was drafted by the New York Giants in round thirteen, draft number 181 of the 1962 NFL draft.[1] Booth was killed in a plane crash in Ontario in 1972.[2]
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- Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Canada
- Accidental deaths in Ontario
- 20th-century American sportsmen
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