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Billy Newsome

Billy Newsome
No. 81, 87, 78
Date of birth (1948-03-02) March 2, 1948 (age 69)
Place of birth Jacksonville, Texas, United States
Career information
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
19701972 Baltimore Colts
19731974 New Orleans Saints
19751976 New York Jets
1977 Chicago Bears
Career highlights and awards
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.

Newsome was involved in one of the most lopsided trades in NFL history in 1973 when he was dealt by the Colts to the New Orleans Saints for the No. 2 overall selection in the 1973 NFL Draft, which the Saints earned by virtue of their 2-11-1 record in 1972. The Colts used the pick to select quarterback Bert Jones, a Louisiana native who played at LSU.

Ironically, the Saints were previously fleeced by the Colts prior to the 1967 NFL draft, when New Orleans traded the first overall pick to Baltimore for quarterback Gary Cuozzo. The Colts used the gift pick to select Michigan State All-American Bubba Smith, who was a teammate of Newsome's in 1970 and 1971.



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