Billy Joe (American football)

Billy Joe (American football)

Infobox Pro Football player


Name=Billy Joe
Jersey=18
Color=Blue
fontcolor=Orange
DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1940|10|14
Birthplace= Aynor, SC
DateOfDeath=
Position=Running back
College=Villanova
AFLDraftedYear=1963
AFLDraftedRound=11
Stats=y
Career Highlights=y
DatabaseFootball=JOEBIL01
PFR=JoexBi00
Honors=AFL Champion, 1965
Awards="'AFL Rookie of the Year, 1963
Records=
years=1963-1964
1965
1966
1967-1969
teams=AFL Denver Broncos
AFL Buffalo Bills
AFL Miami Dolphins
AFL New York Jets
AFLAllStar=1965
CollegeHOF=90124

William Joe (born October 14, 1940 in Aynor, South Carolina) was a collegiate and professional American football player and is a college football head coach. He was the American Football League Rookie of the Year in 1963 with the AFL's Denver Broncos. In 1965, he was traded to the Buffalo Bills for their legendary fullback, Cookie Gilchrist, and made the AFL All-Star Team, starting for the Bills in their 1965 AFL Championship victory over the San Diego Chargers.

Joe later was a successful college head coach for 33 seasons at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, Central State University and Florida A&M University. In 2007 he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

After a two-season absence as a coach, Joe was named head football coach at Miles College on December 12, 2007 [http://www.al.com/sports/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/sports/1197450965224170.xml&coll=2] .

ee also

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External links

* [http://www.remembertheafl.com/1965ToppsBills.htm#BillyJoe Joe's 1965 Topps football card]


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