About Billy Majors
Lived 1938 – 1965 (aged 26). Billy Majors was an American american football player.
William Bobo Majors (November 7, 1938 – October 18, 1965) was an American professional 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 with the 68th overall pick 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.
His brothers Johnny, Joe, and Bobby also played football.
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Who was Billy Majors?
American football player (1938–1965)
When was Billy Majors born?
Billy Majors was born on 7 November 1938 in Lynchburg.
When did Billy Majors die?
Billy Majors died on 18 October 1965.
What was Billy Majors's occupation?
Billy Majors was an american football player.
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Billy Majors was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Billy Majors. https://biography.guide/billy-majors/
MLA: "Billy Majors." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/billy-majors/.
Chicago: "Billy Majors." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/billy-majors/.
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