Beattie Feathers
Halfback, American football player
1908 – 1979
Who was Beattie Feathers?
William Beattie "Big Chief" Feathers 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 was the first player in NFL history to rush for over 1,000 yards in one season, where he gained 1,004 yards. He holds the NFL single season record for most yards per carry when he averaged 8.44 yards per attempt that same year. He attended Virginia High School in Bristol, and led the school to its first state championship as team captain before going on to the University of Tennessee.
After his career in the NFL, Feathers went on to coach football at Appalachian State and North Carolina State. He also coached baseball at Texas Tech and Wake Forest.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- Aug 4, 1908
Bristol - Also known as
- Big Chief
- William Beattie Feathers
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Tennessee
- Lived in
- Virginia
- Died
- Mar 11, 1979
Winston-Salem
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Beattie Feathers." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 19 Apr. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/beattie_feathers>.
Discuss this Beattie Feathers biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In