:Billy Stacy

{{Short description|American football player (1936–2019)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox Canadian Football League biography

|image=Billy Stacy 1961.jpg

|birth_date={{Birth date|1936|07|30}}

|birth_place=Drew, Mississippi, U.S.

|death_date={{Death date and age|2019|9|10|1936|07|30}}

|death_place=Starkville, Mississippi, U.S.

|number=24

|Position= Safety

|College=Mississippi State

|DraftedYear=1959

|DraftedRound=1 / Pick 3

|CoachPFR=StacBi00

|DatabaseFootball=STACYBIL01

|ProBowls=1

|playing_years1=1959–1963

|playing_team1=Chicago/St. Louis Cardinals

|career_highlights =

• Second-team All-American (1957)
• 2× First-team All-SEC (1956, 1957)
• Second-team All-SEC (1958)

}}

Billy McGovern Stacy (July 30, 1936 – September 10, 2019) was an American professional football player who played five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago/St. Louis Cardinals. He was selected to one Pro Bowl. He later served as mayor of Starkville, Mississippi (1985–1989).[https://www.wcbi.com/former-msu-bulldog-starkville-mayor-passes-away/ Former MSU Bulldog and Starkville mayor passes away]. {{Archive url|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191107130516/https://www.wcbi.com/former-msu-bulldog-starkville-mayor-passes-away/|date=2019-11-07}}{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/StacBi00.htm | title=Billy Stacy | publisher=Sports Reference LLC | work=pro-football-reference.com | access-date=July 26, 2014}}{{Cite web |title=In Memory of Billy McGovern Stacy 2019 |url=https://www.welchfuneralhomes.com/memorials/billy-stacy/3965795/obituary.php |access-date=2023-11-01 |website=www.welchfuneralhomes.com |language=en}}

He was the last player in NFL history to record a touchdown reception, a fumble return touchdown, and an interception return touchdown in a single season until J. J. Watt did so in 2014.{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/play-index/psl_finder.cgi?request=1&match=single&year_min=1920&year_max=2015&season_start=1&season_end=-1&age_min=0&age_max=99&league_id=&team_id=&is_active=&is_hof=&pos_is_qb=Y&pos_is_rb=Y&pos_is_wr=Y&pos_is_te=Y&pos_is_e=Y&pos_is_t=Y&pos_is_g=Y&pos_is_c=Y&pos_is_ol=Y&pos_is_dt=Y&pos_is_de=Y&pos_is_dl=Y&pos_is_ilb=Y&pos_is_olb=Y&pos_is_lb=Y&pos_is_cb=Y&pos_is_s=Y&pos_is_db=Y&pos_is_k=Y&pos_is_p=Y&c1stat=rec_td&c1comp=gt&c1val=1&c2stat=def_int_td&c2comp=gt&c2val=1&c3stat=fumbles_rec_td&c3comp=gt&c3val=1&c4stat=&c4comp=gt&c4val=&c5comp=&c5gtlt=lt&c6mult=1.0&c6comp=&order_by=year_id&draft=0&draft_year_min=1936&draft_year_max=2015&type=&draft_round_min=0&draft_round_max=99&draft_slot_min=1&draft_slot_max=500&draft_pick_in_round=0&draft_league_id=&draft_team_id=&college_id=all&conference=any&draft_pos_is_qb=Y&draft_pos_is_rb=Y&draft_pos_is_wr=Y&draft_pos_is_te=Y&draft_pos_is_e=Y&draft_pos_is_t=Y&draft_pos_is_g=Y&draft_pos_is_c=Y&draft_pos_is_ol=Y&draft_pos_is_dt=Y&draft_pos_is_de=Y&draft_pos_is_dl=Y&draft_pos_is_ilb=Y&draft_pos_is_olb=Y&draft_pos_is_lb=Y&draft_pos_is_cb=Y&draft_pos_is_s=Y&draft_pos_is_db=Y&draft_pos_is_k=Y&draft_pos_is_p=Y#stats::none | title=Player Season Finder Query Results | publisher=Sports Reference LLC | work=pro-football-reference.com | access-date=March 26, 2016}}