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At Minden High School, Booth played football from 1954 to 1957. Booth won "All-State" and the "Outstanding Blocker" honors in 1956. He also played [[baseball]] in 1956 and ran Track and field from 1955 to 1958. He was All-State in track in 1957. He was a member of the MHS Student Council in his senior year.<ref>Minden High School ''Grig'' yearbook, 1958.</ref> At LSU, he played in the 1962 Senior Bowl.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79897412/billy-joe-booth|title=Billy Joe Booth|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=December 16, 2019}}</ref>
At Minden High School, Booth played football from 1954 to 1957. Booth won "All-State" and the "Outstanding Blocker" honors in 1956. He also played [[baseball]] in 1956 and ran Track and field from 1955 to 1958. He was All-State in track in 1957. He was a member of the MHS Student Council in his senior year.<ref>Minden High School ''Grig'' yearbook, 1958.</ref> At LSU, he played in the 1962 Senior Bowl.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79897412/billy-joe-booth|title=Billy Joe Booth|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=December 16, 2019}}</ref>
Booth married the former Janice Schouest, whom he met at LSU, and was the father of two sons, Mike Booth (born c. 1963) and Coy Ulysses Booth (c. 1965-2002: automobile accident victim).
Booth married the former Janice Schouest, whom he met at LSU, and was the father of two sons, Mike Booth (born c. 1963) and Coy Ulysses Booth (c. 1965-2002: automobile accident victim).
Booth was a defensive end for the Ottawa Rough Riders from 1962 to 1970. At six feet tall and 240 pounds, many had considered him too small to be a defensive end. Booth won Grey Cup championships in1968 and 1969. The team also lost the 54th Grey Cup game in 1966. In 1969, Booth was named CFL all-star and was also won CFL's Most Outstanding Lineman Award in the eastern division of the CFL that year, but lost to defensive tackle John LaGrone of the Edmonton Eskimos.
Booth was a defensive end for the Ottawa Rough Riders from 1962 to 1970. At six feet tall and 240 pounds, many had considered him too small to be a defensive end. Booth won Grey Cup championships in1968 and 1969. The team also lost the 54th Grey Cup game in 1966. In 1969, Booth was named CFL all-star and was also won CFL's Most Outstanding Lineman Award in the eastern division of the CFL that year, but lost to defensive tackle John LaGrone of the Edmonton Eskimos.