Billy Joe Booth

This article is about the football player. For the actor of the same name, see Billy Booth (actor).

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]

Billy Joe Booth

No. 65
Born:	(1940-04-07)April 7, 1940 Minden, Louisiana, U.S.
Died:	June 30, 1972(1972-06-30) (aged 32) Dorchester, Ontario, Canada
Career information
CFL status	American
Position(s)	Defensive end
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	235 lb (107 kg)
College	LSU
High school	Minden (LA)
NFL draft	1962, round: 13, pick: 181 (By the New York Giants)
Career history
As player
1962–1970	Ottawa Rough Riders
Career highlights and awards
2× Grey Cup champion - 1968, 69 Second-team All-SEC (1961)
CFL All-Star	1969
CFL East All-Star	1963, 1964, 1966, 1969