Billy Newsome

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Billy Newsome
Career information
No. 81, 87, 78
Born:	(1948-03-02) March 2, 1948 (age 73) Jacksonville, Texas, United States
Position(s)	Defensive end
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	250 lb (110 kg)
College	Grambling State
NFL draft	1970 / Round: 5 / Pick: 122
Career history
As player
1970–1972	Baltimore Colts
1973–1974	New Orleans Saints
1975–1976	New York Jets
1977	Chicago Bears

Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl Champion (V)
Career stats
Interceptions	3
INT yards	20
INT TDs	1
Fumble recoveries	8
Games started	77

William Ray Newsome (born March 2, 1948) is a former American football defensive end in the NFL for the Baltimore Colts, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, and the Chicago Bears. He played college football at Grambling State University.

He was traded along with a 1973 fourth-round pick (86th overall–Jim Merlo) from the Colts to the Saints for a 1973 first-round selection (2nd overall–Bert Jones) on January 29, 1973.^[1]^[2]

References[]

^ Wallace, William N. "Jets Get 2 Saints To Help Defense," The New York Times, Tuesday, January 30, 1973. Retrieved November 1, 2020
^ 1973 NFL Draft Pick Transactions, January 30 (Rounds 1–7) & 31 (Rounds 8–17) – Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved November 1, 2020

v Baltimore Colts 1970 NFL Draft selections
Norm Bulaich Jim Bailey Jim O'Brien Ara Person Steve Smear Billy Newsome Ron Gardin Gordon Slade Bob Bouley Barney Harris Dick Palmer George Edwards Don Burrell Dave Polak Tom Curtis Phillip Gary Jack Maitland Alvin Pearman

v t Baltimore Colts Super Bowl V champions
15 Earl Morrall 17 Sam Havrilak 19 Johnny Unitas 20 Jerry Logan 21 Rick Volk 25 Tom Curtis 27 Ray Perkins 28 Jimmy Orr 30 Ron Gardin 32 Mike Curtis 33 Eddie Hinton 34 Tom Nowatzke 35 Jim Duncan 36 Norm Bulaich 40 Jack Maitland 41 Tom Matte 42 Tom Maxwell 45 Jerry Hill 47 Charles Stukes 49 David Lee 50 Bill Curry 51 Bob Grant 52 Robbie Nichols 54 Tom Goode 56 Ray May 60 George Wright 61 Cornelius Johnson 62 Glenn Ressler 68 Dennis Nelson 71 Dan Sullivan 72 Bob Vogel 73 Sam Ball 74 Billy Ray Smith 75 John Williams 76 Fred Miller 78 Bubba Smith 79 Jim Bailey 80 Jim O'Brien 81 Billy Newsome 83 Ted Hendricks 84 Tom Mitchell 85 Roy Hilton 87 Roy Jefferson 88 John Mackey
Head coach: Don McCafferty
Coaches: Dick Bielski Bobby Boyd Hank Bullough John Idzik Lou Rymkus John Sandusky

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