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12 Facts About Joe Majors

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Joe Inman Majors was an American football player, lobbyist, and politician.

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Joe Majors played professionally for the Houston Oilers of American Football League.

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Joe Inman Majors was born on December 25,1936, in Lynchburg, Tennessee.

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Joe Majors was a three-year letterman from 1957 to 1959.

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Joe Majors recorded 26 completions on 71 passing attempta for 380 yards, three touchdowns, and six interceptions during the 1958 season while scoring one rushing touchdown.

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Joe Majors signed with the Houston Oilers of the American Football League on January 5,1960, after going undrafted in the 1960 AFL draft.

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Joe Majors played in one game for the Oilers during the 1960 season as a defensive back, before being released on September 13,1960.

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Joe Majors was the Tullahoma city attorney from 1965 to 1968.

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Joe Majors was a Democrat in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1969 to 1971, serving Coffee, Franklin, and Grundy counties.

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Joe Majors was later a lobbyist for Community Loans of America, the Tennessee Consumer Finance Association, the Tennessee Hotel and Lodging Association, the Tennessee Oil Marketers Association, and the Tennessee Pawnbrokers Association.

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Joe Majors died on January 4,2007, at his home in Nashville, Tennessee at the age of 70.

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Joe Majors had been sick for a few years due to heart problems and cancer.