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Beattie Feathers was born on 20 August, 1909 in Bristol, Virginia, U.S., is an American football player and sports coach (1909–1979). Discover Beattie Feathers's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 70 years old?
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70 years old |
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Leo |
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20 August, 1909 |
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20 August |
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Bristol, Virginia, U.S. |
| Date of death |
1979 |
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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. |
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United States
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Beattie Feathers Height, Weight & Measurements
At 70 years old, Beattie Feathers height not available right now. We will update Beattie Feathers's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Beattie Feathers Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Beattie Feathers worth at the age of 70 years old? Beattie Feathers’s income source is mostly from being a successful player. He is from United States. We have estimated Beattie Feathers's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
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Timeline
William Beattie "Big Chief" Feathers (August 20, 1909 – March 11, 1979) was an American football player and coach of football and baseball.
He played college football and college basketball at the University of Tennessee.
Feathers attended Virginia High School, in Bristol, Virginia, and led the school to its first state championship as team captain before going on to the University of Tennessee.
Feathers is one of ten players named to the National Football League 1930s All-Decade Team who have not been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
After his career in the NFL, Feathers coached college football and college baseball.
He starred as a halfback from 1931 to 1933 for the Tennessee Volunteers football team led by head coach Robert Neyland.
Feathers was a consensus selection to the 1933 College Football All-America Team.
Feathers was selected as the would-be Heisman winner for the 1933 season.
Feathers played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) with the Chicago Bears, Brooklyn Dodgers, and Green Bay Packers from 1934 to 1940.
In his rookie season of 1934 he became the first player in NFL history to rush for over 1,000 yards in one season.
His average of 8.44 yards per attempt that same year remains an NFL record (minimum 100 carries).
He also, as of 2024, is the only NFL player to have outran the passing leader in a single season(He outran passing leader Arnie Herber by 205 yards that season) As of 2019, his 91.3 yards per game is also a Bears rookie franchise record.
He served as the head football coach at Appalachian State Teachers College—now known as Appalachian State University—in 1942 and at North Carolina State University from 1944 to 1951, compiling a career college football coaching record of 42–40–4.
Feathers was the head baseball coach at NC State in 1945, at Texas Tech University from 1954 to 1960, and at Wake Forest University from 1972 to 1975, tallying a career college baseball coaching mark of 79–135–1.
Feathers was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1955.
He was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1981.
He stood 5'10" and 180 pounds.
In December 2008, Sports Illustrated undertook to identify the individuals who would have been awarded the Heisman Trophy in college football's early years, before the trophy was established in 1935.
