Beattie Feathers

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Beattie Feathers
Date of birth	August 20, 1909
Place of birth	Bristol, VA
Date of death	March 11, 1979
Position(s)	Running back
College	Tennessee
Honors	NFL 1930s All-Decade Team
Statistics	DatabaseFootball
Team(s)
1934-1937 1938-1939 1940	Chicago Bears Brooklyn Dodgers Green Bay Packers
College Hall of Fame

William Beattie Feathers (August 20, 1909 - March 11, 1979) was an American football running back in the NFL. He played for the Chicago Bears, Brooklyn Dodgers and Green 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 attended the University of Tennessee. He attended Virginia High School of Bristol, Virginia and led the school to its first state championship as team captain. He later coached at North Carolina State and Wake Forest (baseball).

Preceded by Williams "Doc" Newton	NC State Head Football Coach 1946–1951	Succeeded by Horace Hendrickson

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