James Betterson
James Thomas Betterson
Born: August 20, 1954
Blackshear, GA USA
Position: RB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 210
College: North Carolina
High School: Central (High Point, NC)
Career: 1977-1978
Drafted: 1976 in Round 8, #224 overall by the Denver Broncos
James Betterson played from 1977 to 1978 during his career with the Philadelphia Eagles. Betterson ran for 265 yards in his career on 73 attempts, scoring 1 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 6 passes for 49 yards.
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Rushing:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1977 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 62 | 233 | 3.8 | 17 | 1 |
1978 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 11 | 32 | 2.9 | 5 | 0 |
Totals | 73 | 265 | 3.6 | 17 | 1 |
Receiving:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1977 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 41 | 10.2 | 15 | 0 |
1978 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
Totals | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 15 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1977 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
1978 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 185 | 26.4 | 44 | 0 |
Totals | 8 | 198 | 24.8 | 44 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1977 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1978 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Totals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
1977 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Playing Career:
Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1977 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 2 |
1978 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 0 |