Beattie Feathers
| Beattie Feathers | |
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Position (s): Halfback |
Jersey number (s): 48 |
| born on August 20, 1908 in Bristol , Virginia | |
| died on March 11, 1979 in Winston-Salem , North Carolina | |
| Career information | |
| Active : 1934 - 1940 | |
| College : University of Tennessee | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Games | 54 |
| as a starter | 39 |
| Touchdown by run | 16 |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| College Football Hall of Fame | |
William Beattie Feathers (* 20th August 1908 in Bristol , Virginia ; † 11. March 1979 in Winston-Salem , North Carolina ) was an American American football player in the National Football League (NFL). Feathers was the first running back in NFL history to gain more than 1,000 yards of space in one season.
Player career
College career
Feathers played American football on the high school team in his hometown. As team captain, he led his team to the state championship. From 1931 to 1933 he studied at the University of Tennessee and played there with the Tennessee Volunteers College Football as a halfback . In total, he was able to achieve 33 touchdowns in Tennessee . His gain in space of 1,888 yards was the school record for 37 years. In 1931 he was able to move into the New York Charity Game with his team and win the game 13-0 against New York University . Beattie was voted All American in 1933 . He has received several awards from his college for his athletic achievements .
Professional player
In 1934 Feathers joined the Chicago Bears trained by George Halas . He became a teammate of the later members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Bronko Nagurski and Red Grange . In the same year, the Bears moved into the NFL Championship Game , but had to admit defeat to the New York Giants at 13:30. Feathers had a very good year as a rookie . He scored eight touchdowns and 1004 yards of space gain, which was each season's best. The average of 8.44 yards per run this year was the NFL record until 2006 and was only exceeded by Michael Vick , who played quarterback , however. Feathers was also the first running back in NFL history to gain more than 1000 yards of space in one season.
In 1938 Feathers moved to the Brooklyn Dodgers , in 1940 he played for a year with the Green Bay Packers , supervised by Curly Lambeau , and then ended his career.
Coaching career
In 1941 and 1942, Feathers was Head Coach of Appalachian State University . From 1946 he coached the teams of North Carolina State University for eight years as a football and baseball coach . From 1954 to 1960, Feathers was a baseball coach at Texas Tech University . An office that he held from 1972 to 1976 at Wake Forest University , where he was also the assistant coach of the football team.
Honors
Feathers has been voted All-Pro twice . He is a member of the NFL 1930s All-Decade Team , the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame , the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and, since 1955, the College Football Hall of Fame .
Web links
- Short biography of Beattie Feathers (PDF; 26 kB)
- Beattie Feathers at Wake Forest University
- Beattie Feathers in the Tennessee's Hall of Fame
- Beattie Feathers in the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Feathers, Beattie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Feathers, William Beattie |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player, football coach, baseball coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 20, 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bristol , Virginia |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 11, 1979 |
| Place of death | Winston-Salem , North Carolina |