Beattie Feathers
William Beattie Feathers
Born: August 4, 1908
Bristol, VA USA
Deceased: March 10, 1979
Winston-Salem , NC
Position: HB-WB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 185
College: Tennessee
High School: Bristol (VA)
Career: 1934-1940
Beattie Feathers played from 1934 to 1940 during his career with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers. Feathers ran for 1,980 yards in his career on 378 attempts, scoring 16 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 15 passes for 243 yards and 1 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | NFL Chicago Bears | 12 | 4 | 33.3 | 41 | 3.4 | 2 | 16.7 | 2 | 16.7 | 0 | 44.1 |
| 1935 | NFL Chicago Bears | 14 | 5 | 35.7 | 53 | 3.8 | 1 | 7.1 | 2 | 14.3 | 0 | 31.8 |
| 1936 | NFL Chicago Bears | 11 | 1 | 9.1 | 10 | 0.9 | 1 | 9.1 | 2 | 18.2 | 10 | 30.3 |
| 1937 | NFL Chicago Bears | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 12 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 42.4 |
| Totals | 43 | 12 | 27.9 | 116 | 2.7 | 4 | 9.3 | 6 | 14.0 | 10 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | NFL Chicago Bears | 119 | 1004 | 8.4 | 82 | 8 |
| 1935 | NFL Chicago Bears | 56 | 281 | 5.0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1936 | NFL Chicago Bears | 97 | 350 | 3.6 | 0 | 2 |
| 1937 | NFL Chicago Bears | 66 | 211 | 3.2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1938 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 28 | 94 | 3.4 | 0 | 2 |
| 1939 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 378 | 1980 | 5.2 | 82 | 16 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | NFL Chicago Bears | 6 | 174 | 29.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1935 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Totals | 15 | 243 | 16.2 | 12 | 1 |
Kicking:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1934 | NFL Chicago Bears | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 55 | ||||||||
| 1935 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1936 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1937 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1938 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Totals | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 11 | 10 |
| 1935 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 8 | 5 |
| 1936 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 12 |
| 1937 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 11 | 7 |
| 1938 | NFL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 7 | 5 |
| 1939 | NFL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 4 | 0 |
| 1940 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame team All-1930s Team
Honors
1934 - Chicago Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1934 - Collyers Eye Magazine All-NFL (1st Team)
1934 - Green Bay Press-Gazette All-NFL (1st Team)
1934 - NFL All-NFL (1st Team)
1934 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1936 - Collyers Eye Magazine All-NFL (2nd Team)
1936 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
