Born: April 24, 1977 in Los Angeles, California
Westlake High School – 1995
University of Southern California – 1999
Billy was born in Los Angeles, California in 1977. His family moved to Westlake Village where he played on the Westlake High School Football team coached by Jim Benkert (Ventura County Sports Hall of Fame 2007) from 1991 to 1995. He was a multi-year All Marmonte League and All Ventura County pick at wide receiver. During his career he had 187 receptions for 34 touchdowns and was a consensus prep All American. In 1995 he represented WHS at the Ventura County Sports Hall of Fame and was voted All County Hall of Fame Athlete of the Year by the STAR sportswriters.
Billy then accepted a scholarship to USC where he was the Trojans’ number four all-time receiver with 125 catches. He played on the 1996 Rose Bowl Championship team and as a senior was voted captain of the Trojans.
Billy was drafted in the seventh round of the 1999 NFL draft by the Denver Broncos. He had an eleven-year career in the NFL. He played with the Broncos and the Houston Texans, for whom he scored the first touchdown in franchise history, the ball being enshrined in the NFL Hall of Fame. He went on to play with the Cleveland Browns and capped his career by earning a Super Bowl ring with the New Orleans Saints in 2009.
Billy had the honor of going on several USO tours to visit our troops in the Middle East, Africa, Turkey, Cuba and Japan.
Today, Billy owns The Elite Performance Factory, a 19,000 square foot indoor training arena and facility in Westlake Village that serves athletes in all sports from eighth grade to the professionals.
Billy lives in Moorpark with his wife Rachael and their children Caine, Jaden, and Celeste.