- Larry Bethea
NFL player
DateOfBirth=July 21 ,1956
Birthplace=Florence, SC
DateOfDeath=April 24 ,1987
Deathplace=Newport News, VA
College=Michigan State
Position=Defensive lineman
DraftedYear=1978
DraftedRound=1 / Pick 28
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years=1978-1983
teams=Dallas Cowboys
DatabaseFootball=BETHELAR01
PFR=Larry Bethea (
July 21 ,1956 -April 24 ,1987 ) was anAmerican football defensive lineman who played six years in the NFL for theDallas Cowboys . He later played for theMichigan Panthers ,Oakland Invaders andHouston Gamblers of theUSFL . He playedcollege football atMichigan State University .He died of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound within hours of being identified as a suspect in two armed robberies.
External links
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9B0DEFD71539F937A15757C0A961948260 Bethea's Death]
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