George Bethune (gridiron football)

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George Bethune

No. 57, 93, 55

Position:

Defensive end
Linebacker

Personal information

Born:

March 30, 1967 (age 57)
Fort Walton Beach, Florida, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)

Weight:

238 lb (108 kg)

Career information

High school:

Fort Walton (FL) Choctawhatchee

College:

Alabama

NFL draft:

1989 / round: 7 / pick: 188

Career history

Career highlights and awards

World Bowl champion (1992)

Career NFL statistics

Sacks:	4.0
Fumble recoveries:	1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

George Edward Bethune (born March 30, 1967) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end and linebacker in the National Football League (NFL), the World League of American Football (WLAF), and the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played for the Los Angeles Rams of the NFL, the Sacramento Surge of the WLAF, and the Sacramento Gold Miners and San Antonio Texans of the CFL. He played collegiately at the University of Alabama,^[2] where he became a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity in 1987.

Professional career

Los Angeles Rams

Bethune was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the seventh round (188th overall) of the 1989 NFL draft.^[3] In two season with the Rams, he played in 32 games and had two sacks in each season. He wore jersey number 57.

Bethune was released on August 19, 1991.

Sacramento Surge

Bethune was selected by the Sacramento Surge in the first round (first overall) of the 1992 World League of American Football Draft.

Houston Oilers

Bethune was signed by the Houston Oilers on July 7, 1992. He was released on August 31.

Green Bay Packers

Bethune was signed by the Green Bay Packers on February 24, 1993.^[4]

Sacramento Gold Miners

Bethune was acquired by the Sacramento Gold Miners from the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in a trade for defensive end Emanuel King on May 24, 1994.^[5]

References

^ "George Bethune". StatsCrew.
^ "George Bethune NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
^ "1989 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
^ "Transactions". The New York Times. February 25, 1993. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
^ "Transactions". The New York Times. May 25, 1994. Retrieved March 24, 2011.

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