Billy Thompson (football player)

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Billy Thompson
Date of birth: October 10, 1946 (1946-10-10) (age 61)
Place of birth: Flag of the United States Greenville, South Carolina
Career information
Position(s): Safety
College: Maryland Eastern Shore
NFL Draft: 1969 / Round: 3 / Pick 61
Organizations
 As player:
1969-1981 Denver Broncos
Career highlights and Awards
Pro Bowls: 3
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com

William Allen "Billy" Thompson (born October 10, 1946 in Greenville, South Carolina) is a former safety who played college ball at UMES (then called Maryland State) and then the Denver Broncos from 1969 to 1981. He was a starter in Super Bowl XII and was inducted into the Denver Broncos Ring of Fame in 1987.