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Elvin Lamont Bethea (born March 1, 1946 ) is a former American football defensive end who played his entire career with the Houston Oilers. He played for North Carolina A&T State University and was the first person from that school to be elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. ==Career== Bethea was born in Trenton, New Jersey, and played high school football and track at Trenton Central High School.〔(Elvin Bethea ), database Football. Accessed November 26, 2007.〕 He set the New Jersey state record in the shot put in 1964 - 66 feet 4.5 inches - which stood until 1997.〔http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl/2003_3677140/pro-football-hall-of-fame-star-track-shot-put-cham.html〕 He won the shot put and discus competitions at the Golden West Invitational track meet in 1964. 〔http://www.goldenwestinvitational.org/data/results/results60-79.html〕 During his career in Houston, Bethea played in 210 games, including a stretch of 135 consecutive. He played at defensive end and guard in the 1968 season and didn’t miss a game until breaking his arm in a game against the Oakland Raiders in 1977. He led the team in sacks six times, finishing his career with 105 unofficial sacks.〔(profootballhof.com )〕 His career high was in 1973 with 16 sacks, which still ranks as the best in Oilers/Tennessee Titans history, a feat made more remarkable by the Oilers' 1-13 record.〔(Member - Pro Football Hall of Fame )〕 In 1976 Bethea recorded 14½ sacks, yet was not voted to the Pro Bowl. In a game against the San Diego Chargers in 1976, he recorded four sacks (his career high) and had one fumble recovery. He also had 14½ sacks in 1969. Other notable seasons in terms of sacks were: 1970 and 1971 with 10½ sacks in each, 1975 with 10 and 1978 with 8. He played in the AFC Championship game in 1978 and 1979. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Elvin Bethea」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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