Billy Ryckman

{{Short description|American football player (born 1955)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Billy Ryckman

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| position = Wide receiver

| number = 82

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|2|28}}

| birth_place = Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.

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| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lbs = 175

| high_school = Lafayette

| college = Louisiana Tech

| draftyear = 1977

| draftround = 10

| draftpick = 257

| pastteams =

• Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|1977|1980}})

| highlights =

• Second-team All-American (1976)

| statlabel1 = Receptions

| statvalue1 = 50

| statlabel2 = Receiving yards

| statvalue2 = 743

| statlabel3 = Touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 5

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William Thomas Ryckman{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RyckBi00.htm |title=Billy Ryckman |access-date=2009-03-06 |publisher=pro-football-reference.com |date= }} (born February 28, 1955) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for three seasons with the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL).{{cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/players/billyryckman/profile?id=RYC332232 |title=Billy Ryckman |access-date=2009-03-06 |work=nfl.com |date= }} He played college football for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs. He became the host of The Sports Note, a sports talk radio program aired on ESPN radio affiliate KPEL 1420 AM in Lafayette, Louisiana.{{cite web |url=http://www.espn1420.com/OnAir/LocalShows/tabid/889/Default.aspx |title=Local Shows |access-date=2010-05-05 |publisher=espn1420.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113051255/http://espn1420.com/OnAir/LocalShows/tabid/889/Default.aspx |archive-date=2010-01-13 }}