playing_years databasefootball death_place death_date draftedround birth_place playing_team article_title position birth_date college name draftedyear
1986-1991 1992 billulew01 orlando , fl 10 april 1994 2 / pick 38 tampa , florida cincinnati bengals green bay packers lewis billups
 cornerback 10 october 1963 north alabama lewis billups 1986
lewis billups

lewis billups -lrb- october 10 , 1963 in tampa , florida -- april 10 , 1994 in orlando , florida -rrb- was an american football cornerback who played seven seasons with the cincinnati bengals and green bay packers in the national football league , recording 9 interceptions and 8 fumble recoveries .
billups was known to wear an opponent 's t-shirt the day of the game to stay focused .
known as a tough corner who played with a chip on his shoulder , billups was a defensive back who was very popular among teammates .
billups is often remembered for his critical dropped interception in super bowl xxiii .
in the beginning of the fourth quarter with the bengals up 13 -- 6 over the san francisco 49ers and the 49ers driving from the bengals 10-yard line , quarterback joe montana threw a pass towards billups that he dropped in the end zone .
on the next play , the 49ers scored a touchdown , tying the game at 13 .
towards the games conclusion , montana threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to john taylor to give san francisco a 20 -- 16 lead with 34 seconds left .
the 49ers won the game 20 -- 16 .
when not playing football , billups led a playboy life style , complete with the finest cars and an orlando mansion .
one of billups closest of friends was bengals wide receiver tim mcgee who was picked alongside billups in the 1986 draft .
