Billy Clay

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Billy Clay
No. 32
Position: Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1944-04-28) April 28, 1944 (age 77)
Oxford, Mississippi
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College: Mississippi [1]
NFL Draft: 1966  / Round: 4 / Pick: 53
AFL Draft: 1966  / Round: 5 / Pick: 36
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

William Frank Clay (born April 28, 1944) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. [2] He played college football at the University of Mississippi [1] and was drafted in the fourth round of the 1966 NFL Draft. Clay was also selected in the fifth round of the 1966 AFL Draft by the Denver Broncos.

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References

  1. 1 2 Boyles, Bob & Paul Guido. The USA Today College Football Encyclopedia, 2009-2010. Skyhorse, 2009. 1084.
  2. Total Football II: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League. New York: HarperCollins, 1999. 690.