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
Drafted by the Houston Oilers in the 3rd round (77th overall) of the 1968 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 82 (354th overall since 1950)
8-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 2003

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Fine Details · Last updated May 18, 2013 10:25PM

All-Time Rank: #148. Y.A. Tittle… #149. Cornell Green… #150. Tom Brady… #151. ELVIN BETHEA… #152. Champ Bailey… #153. Lou Groza… #154. Dan Hampton…

All-Time Rank: #148. Y.A. Tittle… #149. Cornell Green… #150. Tom Brady… #151. ELVIN BETHEA… #152. Champ Bailey… #153. Lou Groza… #154. Dan Hampton…

Defense & Fumbles

								Def Interceptions					Fumbles					Tackles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Sk	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Tkl	Ast	Sfty	AV
1968	22	HOU	RDE	65	14	3															3
1969*	23	HOU	RDE	65	14	14														1	11
1970	24	HOU	RDE	65	14	14							0	0	2	0	0				7
1971*	25	HOU	RDE	65	14	14															9
1972*	26	HOU	RDE	65	14	14							0	0	5	0	0				10
1973*	27	HOU	RDE	65	14	14							0	0	1	0	0				7
1974*	28	HOU	RDE	65	14	14							0	0	2	38	1				9
1975*	29	HOU	RDE	65	14	12														1	11
1976	30	HOU	RDE	65	14	14							0	0	2	4	0				8
1977	31	HOU	RDE	65	9	9							0	0	1	0	0				6
1978*	32	HOU	RDE	65	16	16							0	0	1	0	0				9
1979*	33	HOU	RDE	65	14	14							0	0	1	0	0				10
1980	34	HOU	RDE	65	14	12							0	0	1	0	0				7
1981	35	HOU	RDE	65	15	14															6
1982	36	HOU		65	9	0	1.0														1
1983	37	HOU		65	7	0															0
Career					210	178	1.0						0	0	16	42	1			2	114

Scoring Summary

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	FblTD	AllTD	Sfty	Pts
1969*	23	HOU	RDE	65	14	14			1	2
1974*	28	HOU	RDE	65	14	14	1	1		6
1975*	29	HOU	RDE	65	14	12			1	2
Career					210	178	1	1	2	10

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7	Carl Hairston, Alex Brown, John Zook, Greg Ellis, Mike Hartenstine, Mike McCoy, Sweeny Williams, Fred Cook, Jacob Green, Casey Hampton
8	Jacob Green, Dwight White, Adewale Ogunleye, George Andrie, Verlon Biggs, Mike Hartenstine, Jerry Sherk, Al Baker, Henry Thomas, Gary Walker
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11	Jacob Green, Rubin Carter, Mike Hartenstine, Vern Den Herder, Henry Thomas, Marco Coleman, Diron Talbert, Aaron Smith, Bill Glass, Jeff Bryant
12	Jacob Green, Henry Thomas, Diron Talbert, Vern Den Herder, Art Still, Coy Bacon, Mike Hartenstine, Fred Dryer, Barney Chavous, Jim Marshall
13	Jacob Green, Henry Thomas, Diron Talbert, Coy Bacon, Jim Marshall, Barney Chavous, Greg Kragen, Vern Den Herder, Carl Hairston, Leslie O'Neal
14	Jacob Green, Henry Thomas, Diron Talbert, Jim Marshall, Coy Bacon, Carl Hairston, Ron McDole, Jethro Pugh, Leslie O'Neal, Charlie Krueger
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Pro Bowls 1969 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1978 1979	Non-Offensive TDs 1974 NFL 1 (9)	Games Career 210 (178)	Games Started Career 178 (165)
Fumbles Recovered 1972 NFL 5 (1)	Fumble Return TD 1974 NFL 1 (2/41)	Sacks 1968 AFL 0.0 (1) 1969 AFL 0.0 (1)	Safeties 1969 AFL 1 (1/18) 1975 NFL 1 (1/18) Career 2 (22)

All-Pro Teams

Year	Team	Level	Voters
1969	2nd Team	All-AFL	UPI
1971	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1971	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1972	1st Team	All-Conf.	Sporting News
1972	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1973	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1973	2nd Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1974	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1974	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1975	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1975	2nd Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1978	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1978	1st Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1978	2nd Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1979	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press

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