Question: Facts: - death place: daventry , england - clubs: millwall united barnet luton town barnet wimbledon hereford united brentford aylesbury - caps: ? 1 1 42 92 31 15 ? ? - position: forward - years: 1970 1975 -- 1977 1977 -- 1979 1979 -- 1980 1979 -- -- 1982 1982 -- 1983 1973 1973 -- 1974 1974 -- 1975 - death date: march 1988 -lrb- age 37 -rrb- - birth date: 4 february 1951 - fullname: william gerald holmes - name: billy holmes - birth place: balham , england - goals: ? 0 0 14 28 5 2 ? ? Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of billy holmes -lrb- footballer , born 1951 -rrb- .
Answer:
william gerald holmes -lrb- 1951 -- 1988 -rrb- , born in balham , greater london -rrb- was an english former professional footballer who played in the football league , as a forward .