Billy Stacy
American football player (1936–2019)
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| Date of birth | (1936-07-30)July 30, 1936 |
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| Place of birth | Drew, Mississippi , U.S. |
| Date of death | September 10, 2019(2019-09-10) (aged 83) |
| Place of death | Starkville, Mississippi, U.S. |
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| Position(s) | Safety |
| US college | Mississippi State |
| NFL draft | 1959 / Round: 1 / Pick 3 |
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| 1959–1963 | Chicago/St. Louis Cardinals |
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| Pro Bowls | 1 |
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Billy McGovern Stacy (July 30, 1936 – September 10, 2019) was an American professional football player who played five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago/St. Louis Cardinals. He was selected to one Pro Bowl. He later served as mayor of Starkville, Mississippi (1985–1989).[1][2][3]
He was the last player in NFL history to record a touchdown reception, a fumble return touchdown, and an interception return touchdown in a single season until J. J. Watt did so in 2014.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Former MSU Bulldog and Starkville mayor passes away. Archived 2019-11-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Billy Stacy". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- ^ "In Memory of Billy McGovern Stacy 2019". www.welchfuneralhomes.com. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
- ^ "Player Season Finder Query Results". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
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Mississippi State Bulldogs starting quarterbacks
- Blondie Williams (1911)
- William Herschel Bobo (1917)
- Billy Murphy (1946)
- Shorty McWilliams (1947–1948)
- Don Robinson (1949)
- Frank Branch (1950–1951)
- Jackie Parker (1952–1953)
- Bobby Collins (1954)
- Bill Stanton (1955)
- Billy Stacy (1956–1958)
- John Correro (1959)
- Charlie Furlow (1960–1962)
- Sonny Fisher (1963)
- Ashby Cook (1964–1965)
- Don Saget (1966)
- Tommy Pharr (1967–1969)
- Joe Reed (1970)
- Hal Chealander (1971)
- Rockey Felker (1972–1974)
- Bruce Threadgill (1975–1977)
- Dave Marler (1978)
- Tony Black (1979)
- John Bond (1980–1983)
- Don Smith (1984–1986)
- Mike Davis (1987)
- Tony Shell (1988–1990)
- Sleepy Robinson (1991)
- Greg Plump (1992)
- Todd Jordan (1993)
- Derrick Taite (1994–1996)
- Matt Wyatt (1997)
- Wayne Madkin (1998–2001)
- Kevin Fant (2001–2003)
- Kyle York (2002, 2004)
- Omarr Conner (2004–2006)
- Michael Henig (2005–2007)
- Tray Rutland (2006)
- Wesley Carroll (2007–2008)
- Josh Riddell (2007)
- Tyson Lee (2008–2009)
- Chris Relf (2010–2011)
- Tyler Russell (2011–2013)
- Dak Prescott (2013–2015)
- Damian Williams (2013)
- Nick Fitzgerald (2016–2018)
- Keytaon Thompson (2017–2018)
- Tommy Stevens (2019)
- Garrett Shrader (2019)
- K. J. Costello (2020)
- Will Rogers (2020–2023)
- Mike Wright (2023)
- Chris Parson (2023)
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