- Chuck Beatty
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Chuck Beatty No. 37, 31 Safety Personal information Date of birth: February 8, 1946 Place of birth: Midlothian, Texas High School: Waxahachie High School Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Weight: 200 lb (91 kg) Career information College: University of North Texas NFL Draft: 1969 / Round: 7 / Pick: 160 Debuted in 1969 for the Pittsburgh Steelers Last played in 1972 for the Arizona Cardinals Career history Roster status: retired Career highlights and awards - N/A
Career NFL statistics as of Week 12, 1972 Games Played 34 Interceptions 4 Touchdowns 1 Stats at NFL.com Stats at pro-football-reference.com Stats at DatabaseFootball.com Charles "Chuck" Beatty (born February 8, 1946 in Midlothian, Texas[1]) is an American politician and former American football player. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for four seasons.
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Early life
Beatty was born in Midlothian, but grew up mainly in nearby Waxahachie, Texas.[1] After graduating from turner high school, Beatty went on to attend the North Texas State University (now the University of North Texas).
Football career
Beatty was selected in the seventh round of the 1969 NFL Draft. He was the second North Texas State player to be selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in that draft — the first being the team's first-round selection Joe Greene.
Beatty played nearly four seasons for the Steelers before finishing his NFL career with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1972. In 1974 he played for the Florida Blazers of the World Football League.[2]
Post-football career
Beatty served as an executive of the Boy Scouts of America for 30 years.[2] In 1995, he was elected to the city council of Waxahachie. He was appointed by the council in 1997 to serve as mayor, a position he held for the next five years.[2] As of 2010, he continues to serve as a city councilman.[3] He served on the board of regents of his alma mater, the University of North Texas from 2002 through 2006.[4][5]
Personal
Beatty is a widower (Rosalind)[6] and has two children, Lauren Odette Beatty and Charles Brandon Beatty.[2] He was inducted into the Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame in 2002 and to the University of North Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 2003.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Chuck Beatty for Ellis County Judge". MySpace. http://www.myspace.com/electchuckbeatty. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "Charles Beatty bio". North Central Texas Housing Finance Corporation. http://www.ncthousing.com/about/charles-beatty.php. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
- ^ "Waxahachie City Council". City of Waxahachie. http://www.waxahachie.com/citycouncil.html. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
- ^ Ramsey, Ross (4 March 2002). "A Sea Change in the Senate?". Texas Weekly 18 (34). http://texasweekly.com/newsletter/tw20020304.html.
- ^ "Gov. Perry appoints Al Silva of San Antonio and Charles D. Mitchell, M.D., of Dallas to UNT Board of Regents". University of North Texas. March 23, 2006. http://web3.unt.edu/news/story.cfm?story=9670. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
- ^ "Waxahachie City Council minutes". July 2, 2007. http://www.waxahachie.com/Minutes/CCminutes/CCM20070702.pdf. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
Categories:- 1946 births
- Living people
- People from Waxahachie, Texas
- African American players of American football
- American football defensive backs
- North Texas Mean Green football players
- Pittsburgh Steelers players
- St. Louis Cardinals (football) players
- World Football League players
- Florida Blazers players
- Mayors of places in Texas
- Texas city council members
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