Joseph William "Billy" Patterson Jr. (August 20, 1918 – July 10, 1998) was an American football player who played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Chicago Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers.
[1] He was inducted into the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame in 1988.
[1] He was named to Baylor's 1930s All-Decade Team and was the 1939 East–West Shrine Game MVP.
Patterson was inducted into the Baylor Hall of Fame in 1963.
[4] He played for the Chicago Cardinals in 1939 and returned to the Steelers in 1940.