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Billy Joe Booth
Career information
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
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

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. Booth was killed in a plane crash in Ontario in 1972.

References

"Billy Joe Booth CFL Stats and Bio". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
"Billy Joe Booth". www.cflapedia.com. Retrieved July 28, 2020.

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Ottawa Rough Riders 56th Grey Cup champions

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Ottawa Rough Riders 57th Grey Cup champions

Head coach: Frank Clair

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