Tweet
Billy Joe played for the Bills during the 1965 AFL Championship season...
Rushing
123 att 377 yards 3.1 avg 4 TD
Receiving
27 rec 271 yards 10.0 avg 2 TD
BILLY JOE TO BE INDUCTED INTO COLLEGE HALL OF FAME
Former Florida A&M coach to join five others in July enshrinement ceremonies
Billy Joe, FAMU football coach from 1994 to 2005, will be enshrined in College Hall of Fame in July.
May 1, 2007
DALLAS, Tex. - Former Florida A&M head football coach William "Billy" Joe will join five other noted collegiate personalities in this year's College Football Hall of Fame class.
Joe, fashioned a scintillating 31-year collegiate coaching career spanning three institutions - Cheyney (Pa.) State, Central (Ohio) State and Florida A&M University.
The second-winningest coach in Black College Football history behind the late Grambling firebrand Eddie Robinson, Joe compiled a 237-108-4 record in 31 seasons.
•At Florida A&M from 1994 to 2005, Joe was the second-winningest coach in school history behind College Hall of Famer A.S. "Jake" Gaither (203), finishing his 12-year stint 86-48-0.
During his tenure at FAMU, the Rattlers won one Black College National Championship in 1998; four undisputed Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference titles (1995, 1996, 2000, 2001), and made seven (7) consecutive postseason appearances (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001) at one stretch.
Joe's teams produced 20 All-Americans, five Black College Players of the Year while at Florida A&M.
His 1998 Florida A&M team (11-2) won 11 straight games and reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, while his 1999 crew finished 10-4, but made it to the semifinals of the playoffs.
Ron Johnson, chairman of The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF), announced the Hall of Fame Divisional Class for 2007, Tuesday, which considers players and coaches from the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (formerly I-AA), Divisions II, III, and the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) for induction.
This year's class will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame during Enshrinement Ceremonies July 19-21, in South Bend, Ind.
The 2007 class includes:
PLAYERS
* Tracy Ham - QB, Georgia Southern, 1983- 86
* Joe Kendall - QB, Kentucky State, 1934- 36
* Frank Sheptock - LB, Bloomsburg (Pa.), 1982-85
* Jessie Tuggle - LB, Valdosta State (Ga.), 1983-86
COACHES
* Jim Christopherson - Concordia College (Minn.) (1969-2000), 218-101-7
* William "Billy" Joe - Florida A&M (1994- 2004), Central State (Ohio) (1981-93), Cheyney (Pa.) (1972-78), 237-108-4
Rushing
123 att 377 yards 3.1 avg 4 TD
Receiving
27 rec 271 yards 10.0 avg 2 TD
BILLY JOE TO BE INDUCTED INTO COLLEGE HALL OF FAME
Former Florida A&M coach to join five others in July enshrinement ceremonies
Billy Joe, FAMU football coach from 1994 to 2005, will be enshrined in College Hall of Fame in July.
May 1, 2007
DALLAS, Tex. - Former Florida A&M head football coach William "Billy" Joe will join five other noted collegiate personalities in this year's College Football Hall of Fame class.
Joe, fashioned a scintillating 31-year collegiate coaching career spanning three institutions - Cheyney (Pa.) State, Central (Ohio) State and Florida A&M University.
The second-winningest coach in Black College Football history behind the late Grambling firebrand Eddie Robinson, Joe compiled a 237-108-4 record in 31 seasons.
•At Florida A&M from 1994 to 2005, Joe was the second-winningest coach in school history behind College Hall of Famer A.S. "Jake" Gaither (203), finishing his 12-year stint 86-48-0.
During his tenure at FAMU, the Rattlers won one Black College National Championship in 1998; four undisputed Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference titles (1995, 1996, 2000, 2001), and made seven (7) consecutive postseason appearances (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001) at one stretch.
Joe's teams produced 20 All-Americans, five Black College Players of the Year while at Florida A&M.
His 1998 Florida A&M team (11-2) won 11 straight games and reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, while his 1999 crew finished 10-4, but made it to the semifinals of the playoffs.
Ron Johnson, chairman of The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF), announced the Hall of Fame Divisional Class for 2007, Tuesday, which considers players and coaches from the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (formerly I-AA), Divisions II, III, and the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) for induction.
This year's class will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame during Enshrinement Ceremonies July 19-21, in South Bend, Ind.
The 2007 class includes:
PLAYERS
* Tracy Ham - QB, Georgia Southern, 1983- 86
* Joe Kendall - QB, Kentucky State, 1934- 36
* Frank Sheptock - LB, Bloomsburg (Pa.), 1982-85
* Jessie Tuggle - LB, Valdosta State (Ga.), 1983-86
COACHES
* Jim Christopherson - Concordia College (Minn.) (1969-2000), 218-101-7
* William "Billy" Joe - Florida A&M (1994- 2004), Central State (Ohio) (1981-93), Cheyney (Pa.) (1972-78), 237-108-4
Comment