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Billy Brewer (born 1930) is a former head football coach for Louisiana Tech University and University of Mississippi and the current host of Hotty Totty Hotline, an Ole Miss Rebel football post-game call-in show.

Brewer took over at Ole Miss in 1983, succeeding Steve Sloan, who was 20-34-1 in the previous five seasons. In his first season, Brewer guided the Rebels to their first winning regular season since 1977 with a 7-4 mark. The Rebels also received their first bowl game invitation since 1971 and met Air Force in the Independence Bowl played in Shreveport, Louisiana. Ole Miss dropped a 9-3 decision to the Falcons and finished with a 7-5 record.

During his Brewer's 11-year tenure, he led the Rebels to six winning seasons and five bowls, including Ole Miss' 1990 New Year's Day Gator Bowl appearance. The Jan. 1 bowl game was the program's first since 1969. He was named SEC Coach of the Year in 1986 (8-3-1 record) and 1990 (9-3 record), and the 1986 season saw the Rebels return to the national rankings for the first time in over a decade.

In his 11 seasons, Brewer also led Ole Miss to eight Egg Bowl victories over in-state rival Mississippi State.

At Ole Miss, Brewer compiled a 67-56-3 record, making him the second winningest Ole Miss football coach behind Johnny Vaught. Just prior to the 1994 season, Brewer was dismissed due to allegations of recruiting violations. Joe Lee Dunn took over as interim coach, directing the Rebels to a 4-7 record.

Brewer sued the University for his dismissal, eventually receiving several hundred thousand dollars. In the last several years, Brewer has taken a more prominent role again in Oxford, appearing on television ads and on a radio show.

NFL players coached by Brewer in college include Wesley Walls (TE), Randy Baldwin (RB), Willie Green (WR), Tim Bowens (DT), Norman Hand (DT), Tony Bennett (LB), Kelvin Pritchett (DT), and Freddie Joe Nunn (DE).

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