- Beattie Feathers
NFL player
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Caption=Feathers during his time coaching at Texas Tech
DateOfBirth=birth date|1909|8|20|mf=y
Birthplace=Bristol, Virginia ,United States
DateOfDeath=death date and age|1979|03|11|1909|08|20
College=Tennessee
Position=Running back
years=1934–1937
1938–1939
1940
teams=Chicago Bears
Brooklyn DodgersGreen Bay Packers
Honors=NFL 1930s All-Decade Team
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CollegeHOF=30127William Beattie Feathers (
August 20 ,1909 –March 11 ,1979 ) was anAmerican football running back in theNFL . He played for theChicago Bears , Brooklyn Dodgers andGreen Bay Packers during his seven year career. He is credited as being the first player in NFL history to rush for over 1,000 yards in one season (1934). He held the NFL single season record for most yards per carry when he averaged 8.44 yards per attempt that same year, but the record was broken byMichael Vick during the 2006 season. He attended theUniversity of Tennessee . He attendedVirginia High School of Bristol,Virginia and led the school to its first state championship as team captain. Feathers later went on to coach football at Appalachian State and North Carolina State. He also coached baseball at Texas Tech [ [http://texastech.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/text/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2008mediaguide Texas Tech Official Athletic Site: 2008 Baseball Media Guide] ] and Wake Forest.References
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