Elvin Bethea
Elvin Lamont Bethea
Born: March 1, 1946
Trenton, NJ USA
Position: DE
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 260
College: North Carolina A&T
High School: Central (Trenton, NJ)
Career: 1968-1983
Drafted: 1968 in Round 3, #77 overall by the Houston Oilers
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2003
Elvin Bethea played from 1968 to 1983 during his career with the Houston Oilers. Bethea recorded 1.0 quarterback sacks in his career.
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Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NFL Houston Oilers | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| NFL | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NFL Houston Oilers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | NFL Houston Oilers | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1973 | NFL Houston Oilers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1974 | NFL Houston Oilers | 0 | 2 | 38 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1976 | NFL Houston Oilers | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1977 | NFL Houston Oilers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1978 | NFL Houston Oilers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979 | NFL Houston Oilers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980 | NFL Houston Oilers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 16 | 42 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 42 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1969 | AFL Houston Oilers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1974 | NFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1975 | NFL Houston Oilers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| AFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | AFL | Houston Oilers | 14 | 3 |
| 1969 | AFL | Houston Oilers | 14 | 14 |
| 1970 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 14 | 14 |
| 1971 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 14 | 14 |
| 1972 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 14 | 14 |
| 1973 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 14 | 14 |
| 1974 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 14 | 14 |
| 1975 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 14 | 12 |
| 1976 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 14 | 14 |
| 1977 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 9 | 9 |
| 1978 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 16 | 16 |
| 1979 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 14 | 14 |
| 1980 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 14 | 12 |
| 1981 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 15 | 14 |
| 1982 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 7 | 0 |
Honors
1969 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (2nd Team)
1971 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1971 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1972 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1972 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1973 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1973 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1974 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1974 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1975 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1975 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1978 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1978 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1978 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1979 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
