Doug Betters

Douglas Lloyd Betters

Position: DE
Height: 6-7 Weight: 262 lbs.

Born: June 11, 1956 in Lincoln, NE
College: Montana, Nevada-Reno (school history)
Drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the 6th round (163rd overall) of the 1978 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 62 (916th overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

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All-Time Rank: #1051. Santana Dotson… #1052. Neil O'Donnell… #1053. Ahmad Rashad… #1054. DOUG BETTERS… #1055. Fred Arbanas… #1056. Mike Brown… #1057. Mike McCoy…

All-Time Rank: #1051. Santana Dotson… #1052. Neil O'Donnell… #1053. Ahmad Rashad… #1054. DOUG BETTERS… #1055. Fred Arbanas… #1056. Mike Brown… #1057. Mike McCoy…

NumYrs	Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3	Jerome Brown, Neil Smith, Charles Grant, Mel Branch, Brent Williams, Jim Stuckey, Don Floyd, Claude Humphrey, Dave Browning, Henry Thomas
4	Leroy Jones, Dave Browning, Henry Thomas, Russell Maryland, Tamba Hali, Will Wynn, Charles Grant, Anthony Weaver, Mel Branch, Brent Williams
5	George Martin, Leroy Jones, Ross Browner, Charles Grant, Chidi Ahanotu, Barney Chavous, Ray Hamilton, Jim Osborne, Hollis Thomas, Gerard Warren
6	Kevin Carter, Jim Katcavage, Ray Krouse, Willie Davis, Clyde Simmons, Pat Holmes, Dexter Manley, Carl Eller, Jeff Merrow, Fred Dryer
7	Kevin Carter, Ray Krouse, Simeon Rice, Lyle Alzado, Jim Katcavage, Pat Holmes, Dexter Manley, Bill Glass, Tom Scott, Lee Williams
8	Ray Krouse, Kevin Carter, Joe Nash, Lyle Alzado, Tony Tolbert, Bill Maas, Art Still, Dana Stubblefield, Dexter Manley, Dwight White
9	Joe Nash, Ray Krouse, Kevin Carter, Lyle Alzado, Tommy Hart, Tony Tolbert, Patrick Kerney, Dwight White, Jeff Merrow, Too Tall Jones
10	Joe Nash, Ray Krouse, Ordell Braase, Tommy Hart, Tony Tolbert, Rob Burnett, Kevin Carter, Dwight White, Patrick Kerney, Dan Saleaumua
Career	Ray Krouse, Tony Tolbert, Ben Davidson, Jeff Merrow, Dwight White, Mike Rucker, Michael Sinclair, Grant Wistrom, Adewale Ogunleye, Bill Maas

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

Awards 1983 NFL AP Defensive Player of the Year	Pro Bowls 1983	First-Team All-Pro 1983	Approximate Value 1983 NFL 20 (1/77)
Fumbles Recovered 1983 NFL 4 (8)	Sacks 1983 NFL 16.0 (3/47) 1984 NFL 14.0 (8) Career 43.5 (187)

Year	Team	Level	Voters
1983	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1983	1st Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1983	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1983	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Writers
1983	1st Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1983	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Weekly
1983	1st Team	All-NFL	Sporting News