Professional Football Player. He played at the position of tackle and defensive end for eight seasons (1962 to 1970) in the Canadian Football League with the Ottawa Rough Riders. Born Billy Joe Booth in Minden, Louisiana, he attended Minden High School, where he played football for three years (1954 to 1957) under the guidance of his maternal uncle Patrick Cary Nation, who was one of his coaches. While playing football at Minden High School he won "All-State" and had "Outstanding Blocker" honors in 1956. He also excelled in playing baseball, was popular as a track and field athlete from 1955 to 1958, and was an All-State Champion in track in 1957. In 1958, during his senior year of high school, he was elected as a member of the Minden High School Student Council. He graduated from high school shortly thereafter. He then attended Louisiana State University (or LSU) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he played collegiate football and won the Senior Bowl in 1962. He graduated from Louisiana State University (or LSU) with a Bachelor of Science Degree in physical education that same year. After graduating from university, he was selected by the New York Giants in the 13th Round, of the 1962 National Football League Draft but he never played for them. He then moved to Canada and was signed with the Canadian Football League's Ottawa Rough Riders and played with them for eight seasons from 1962 to 1970. With the Canadian Football League's Ottawa Rough Riders he played in the 54th Grey Cup Championship Game at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia, on November 26, 1966, but they lost to the Saskatchewan Roughriders 29-14. He was, however a member of the Ottawa Rough Riders' 56th Grey Cup Winning Championship team in 1968 and a member of the Ottawa Rough Riders' 57th Grey Cup Winning Championship team in 1969. During this time he was coached by the legendary Frank Clair and his teammates included such greats as Margerene Adkin, Dave Braggins, Russ Jackson, Marshall Shirk, Don Southern, Bill Van Burkleo, Jerry Selinger, Barry Ardern, Darwin Gonnerman, Doug Specht, Roger Perdix, and Vic Washington. His other honors include being named a four-time Canadian Football League East All-Star in 1963, 1964, 1966, and 1969, a Canadian Football League All-Star in 1969, and being awarded the Canadian Football League's Most Outstanding Lineman Award in 1969. His Canadian Football League career consisted of some 123 games played, 1 interception, 7 fumble recoveries, and 1 blocked kick. He retired from playing football following the 1970 season. He then worked as an electrical contractor for the IC Electric Supply Company. On June 30, 1972, while on a fishing trip in Southwestern Ontario both Booth and his friend James W. Magee Jr. were killed when the Piper Cherokee Arrow airplane they were flying in crashed during a thunderstorm near Dorchester, Ontario.