| Born: | (1938-07-21)July 21, 1938 Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. |
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| Died: | January 5, 2024(2024-01-05) (aged 85) |
| Career information | |
| CFL status | American |
| Position(s) | HB, FB |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| College | Rider |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1963–1970 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Willie Bethea (July 21, 1938 – January 5, 2024) was an American professional football player who was a running back for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He won the Grey Cup with them in 1963, 1965 and 1967.
Bethea was born in Trenton, New Jersey, on July 21, 1938, He was an All-American in football in high school, and attended Rider College on a scholarship to play basketball. They did not have a football team. Bethea played semi-pro football with the Paterson Miners, and secured a trial with the National Football League's Baltimore Colts in 1962. He joined Hamilton in 1963.
Bethea was inducted into the Tiger-Cats Wall of Honour in 2012. He died on January 5, 2024, at the age of 85.
References
- ^ "Willie Bethea". statscrew.com. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- "'I've a couple of years left'". The Hamilton Spectator. October 1, 1970. p. 17. Retrieved January 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Bethea, Krouse To Be Added To Wall of Honour". ticats.ca. April 26, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- "Former Ticats star running back Willie Bethea dead at age 85". Canadian Press. January 5, 2024. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
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