Billy Newsome
William Ray Newsome
Born: March 2, 1948
Jacksonville, TX USA
Deceased: November 12, 2024
Position: DE-DT
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 250
College: Grambling St.
High School: Frederick Douglass (Jacksonville, TX)
Career: 1970-1977
Drafted: 1970 in Round 5, #122 overall by the Baltimore Colts
Billy Newsome played from 1970 to 1977 during his career with the Baltimore Colts, Chicago Bears, New Orleans Saints and New York Jets. Newsome accounted for 6 points in his professional career.
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Kick Returns:
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1971 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 19 | 1 | 1973 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 19 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1971 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1972 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1973 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1974 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1977 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 1971 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1970 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 0 | 1971 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 0 | 1972 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 0 | 1973 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 0 | 1974 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 13 | 0 | 1975 | NFL | New York Jets | 14 | 14 | 1976 | NFL | New York Jets | 2 | 1 | 1977 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 14 |
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