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Elvin Bethea
Elvin Lamont Bethea
Position: DE
Height: 6-2 Weight: 260 lbs.
Born: March 1, 1946 in Trenton, NJ
College: North Carolina A&T
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 2003
8-time Pro Bowler
Drafted by the Houston Oilers in the 3rd round (77th overall) of the 1968 Draft
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View Details For: 1 Regular Season TD Scored
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1968 | 22 | HOU | RDE | 14 | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| 1969* | 23 | HOU | RDE | 14 | 14 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1970 | 24 | HOU | RDE | 14 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1971* | 25 | HOU | RDE | 14 | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| 1972* | 26 | HOU | RDE | 14 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1973* | 27 | HOU | RDE | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1974* | 28 | HOU | RDE | 14 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1975* | 29 | HOU | RDE | 14 | 14 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1976 | 30 | HOU | RDE | 14 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1977 | 31 | HOU | RDE | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1978* | 32 | HOU | RDE | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1979* | 33 | HOU | RDE | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1980 | 34 | HOU | RDE | 14 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1981 | 35 | HOU | RDE | 15 | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| 1982 | 36 | HOU | 9 | 0 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1983 | 37 | HOU | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Career | 210 | 191 | 1.0 | 0 | 16 | 42 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1969* | 23 | HOU | RDE | 14 | 14 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1974* | 28 | HOU | RDE | 14 | 14 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1975* | 29 | HOU | RDE | 14 | 14 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Career | 210 | 191 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)
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1969 - UPI: 2nd team all-AFL 1971 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. 1971 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf. 1972 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf. 1972 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf. 1973 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf. 1973 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL 1974 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. 1974 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf. 1975 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL 1975 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL 1978 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. 1978 - UPI: 1st team all-conf. 1978 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL 1979 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL |