Tom Beutler
Tom Beutler | |
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Position (s): Linebacker |
Jersey numbers: 50, 53 |
born on September 29, 1946 in Bluffton , Ohio | |
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Active : 1970 - 1974 | |
NFL Draft : 1968 / Round: 12 / Pick: 319 | |
College : Toledo | |
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Games | 8th |
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Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
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Thomas Joseph Beutler (* 29. September 1946 in Bluffton , Ohio ) is a former American American football poker players. He played two seasons as linebacker in the National Football League (NFL).
Career
From 1965 to 1967 Beutler played college football at the University of Toledo for the Toledo Rockets in the Mid-American Conference (MAC). His best season came in 1967 when he was named the Rockets MVP, MAC Lineman of the Year, and First-team All-American . He was the first All-American in school history. He then received an invitation to the East-West Shrine Game , which he also started. For the 100th anniversary of the Rockets in 2017, Beutler was voted 13th in the All-Century Team. He is also a member of the MAC Hall of Fame .
In the 1968 NFL Draft , Beutler was selected in the twelfth round by the Cleveland Browns . He spent most of his first three seasons on the Browns Taxi Squad . In March 1971 he was traded for a draft pick to the Baltimore Colts . He later played for the Memphis Southmen from the World Football League (WFL).
Personal
Beutler's nephew Jeremy Beutler also played football professionally, including in the Arena Football League and NFL Europe .
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c John Robinson Block (Ed.): 100 Years of Toledo Football . Toledo Blade Company , 2017, ISBN 978-0-692-94023-5 , pp. 57 .
- ↑ 1967 game sparked Toledo-Bowling Green rivalry anew. Retrieved May 4, 2019 .
- ↑ a b 2014 NFL Draft: Toledo Rockets Draft History. Retrieved May 4, 2019 .
- ↑ BAG TRADED TO BALTIMORE . In: Hamilton Daily News Journal . March 20, 1971, p. 66 .
- ^ St. Francis, Ohio grad drafted by NFL Europe. Retrieved May 4, 2019 .
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SURNAME | Beutler, Tom |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Beutler, Thomas Joseph (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 29, 1946 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Bluffton , Ohio |