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Jerome Bettis

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Jerome Bettis

Jerome Abram Bettis Sr. (born February 16, 1972) is an American former professional football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons, primarily with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Nicknamed "the Bus" due to his large size and forceful running style, he is regarded as one of the greatest power runners of all time and ranks eighth in NFL rushing yards. Bettis played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and was selected 10th overall by the Los Angeles Rams in the 1993 NFL draft. He was a member of the Rams for three seasons before being traded to the Steelers, where he spent the remainder of his career. Bettis received six Pro Bowl and two first-team All-Pro selections, in addition to being a member of the Steelers team that won Super Bowl XL, the franchise's first title in over two decades. He was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2015.

Infobox

Position
Running back
Born
(1972-02-16) February 16, 1972 (age 53)Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Height
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight
252 lb (114 kg)
High school
Mackenzie (Detroit, Michigan)
College
Notre Dame (1990–1992)
NFL draft
1993: 1st round, 10th overall pick
Rushing yards
13,662
Rushing average
3.9
Rushing touchdowns
91
Receptions
200
Receiving yards
1,449
Receiving touchdowns
3

Tables

· College career
Season
Season
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Season
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
GP
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Rushing
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Receiving
Att
Att
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Att
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Yds
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Avg
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
TD
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Rec
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Yds
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Avg
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
TD
1990
1990
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
1990
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
11
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
15
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
115
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
7.7
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
1
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
—
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
—
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
—
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
—
1991
1991
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
1991
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
12
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
168
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
972
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
5.8
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
16
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
17
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
190
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
11.2
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
4
1992
1992
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
1992
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
11
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
154
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
825
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
5.4
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
10
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
15
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
239
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
15.9
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2
Career
Career
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Career
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
37
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
337
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
1,912
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
5.7
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
27
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
32
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
429
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
13.4
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
6
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Season
GP
Rushing
Receiving
Att
Yds
Avg
TD
Rec
Yds
Avg
TD
1990
11
15
115
7.7
1
—
—
—
—
1991
12
168
972
5.8
16
17
190
11.2
4
1992
11
154
825
5.4
10
15
239
15.9
2
Career
37
337
1,912
5.7
27
32
429
13.4
6
Pre-draft measurables · Professional career
5 ft 11 in(1.80 m)
5 ft 11 in(1.80 m)
Height
5 ft 11 in(1.80 m)
Weight
248 lb(112 kg)
Arm length
mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- 33+3⁄4 in(0.86 m)
Hand span
10+1⁄8 in(0.26 m)
40-yard dash
4.70 s
All values from NFL Combine
All values from NFL Combine
Height
All values from NFL Combine
Height
Weight
Arm length
Hand span
40-yard dash
5 ft 11 in(1.80 m)
248 lb(112 kg)
mw- .mw- 33+3⁄4 in(0.86 m)
10+1⁄8 in(0.26 m)
4.70 s
All values from NFL Combine
· NFL career statistics
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Career high
Legend
Won the Super Bowl
Led the league
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Career high
· NFL career statistics › Regular season
GP
GP
Year
GP
Team
GS
Games
Att
Games
Yds
Rushing
Y/A
Rushing
1D
Rushing
Lng
Rushing
TD
Rushing
Rec
Rushing
Yds
Receiving
Y/R
Receiving
1D
Receiving
Lng
Receiving
TD
Receiving
Fum
Receiving
Lost
1993
1993
Year
1993
Team
LAR
Games
16
Games
12
Rushing
294
Rushing
1,429
Rushing
4.9
Rushing
79
Rushing
71
Rushing
7
Receiving
26
Receiving
244
Receiving
9.4
Receiving
9
Receiving
28
Receiving
0
Fumbles
4
Fumbles
2
1994
1994
Year
1994
Team
LAR
Games
16
Games
16
Rushing
319
Rushing
1,025
Rushing
3.2
Rushing
53
Rushing
19
Rushing
3
Receiving
31
Receiving
293
Receiving
9.5
Receiving
16
Receiving
34
Receiving
1
Fumbles
5
Fumbles
3
1995
1995
Year
1995
Team
STL
Games
15
Games
13
Rushing
183
Rushing
637
Rushing
3.5
Rushing
24
Rushing
41
Rushing
3
Receiving
18
Receiving
106
Receiving
5.9
Receiving
4
Receiving
19
Receiving
0
Fumbles
4
Fumbles
2
1996
1996
Year
1996
Team
PIT
Games
16
Games
12
Rushing
320
Rushing
1,431
Rushing
4.5
Rushing
76
Rushing
50
Rushing
11
Receiving
22
Receiving
122
Receiving
5.5
Receiving
6
Receiving
16
Receiving
0
Fumbles
7
Fumbles
4
1997
1997
Year
1997
Team
PIT
Games
15
Games
15
Rushing
375
Rushing
1,665
Rushing
4.4
Rushing
94
Rushing
34
Rushing
7
Receiving
15
Receiving
110
Receiving
7.3
Receiving
5
Receiving
19
Receiving
2
Fumbles
6
Fumbles
6
1998
1998
Year
1998
Team
PIT
Games
15
Games
15
Rushing
316
Rushing
1,185
Rushing
3.8
Rushing
58
Rushing
42
Rushing
3
Receiving
16
Receiving
90
Receiving
5.6
Receiving
2
Receiving
26
Receiving
0
Fumbles
2
Fumbles
1
1999
1999
Year
1999
Team
PIT
Games
16
Games
16
Rushing
299
Rushing
1,091
Rushing
3.6
Rushing
64
Rushing
35
Rushing
7
Receiving
21
Receiving
110
Receiving
5.2
Receiving
2
Receiving
17
Receiving
0
Fumbles
2
Fumbles
1
2000
2000
Year
2000
Team
PIT
Games
16
Games
16
Rushing
355
Rushing
1,341
Rushing
3.8
Rushing
71
Rushing
30
Rushing
8
Receiving
13
Receiving
97
Receiving
7.5
Receiving
4
Receiving
25
Receiving
0
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
2001
2001
Year
2001
Team
PIT
Games
11
Games
11
Rushing
225
Rushing
1,072
Rushing
4.8
Rushing
46
Rushing
48
Rushing
4
Receiving
8
Receiving
48
Receiving
6.0
Receiving
2
Receiving
16
Receiving
0
Fumbles
3
Fumbles
0
2002
2002
Year
2002
Team
PIT
Games
13
Games
11
Rushing
187
Rushing
667
Rushing
3.6
Rushing
42
Rushing
41
Rushing
9
Receiving
7
Receiving
57
Receiving
8.1
Receiving
3
Receiving
15
Receiving
0
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
1
2003
2003
Year
2003
Team
PIT
Games
16
Games
10
Rushing
246
Rushing
811
Rushing
3.3
Rushing
43
Rushing
21
Rushing
7
Receiving
13
Receiving
86
Receiving
6.6
Receiving
4
Receiving
16
Receiving
0
Fumbles
5
Fumbles
4
2004
2004
Year
2004
Team
PIT
Games
15
Games
6
Rushing
250
Rushing
941
Rushing
3.8
Rushing
50
Rushing
29
Rushing
13
Receiving
6
Receiving
46
Receiving
7.7
Receiving
2
Receiving
20
Receiving
0
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
2005
2005
Year
2005
Team
PIT
Games
12
Games
0
Rushing
110
Rushing
368
Rushing
3.3
Rushing
30
Rushing
39
Rushing
9
Receiving
4
Receiving
40
Receiving
10.0
Receiving
2
Receiving
16
Receiving
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
192
Games
153
Games
3,479
Rushing
13,662
Rushing
3.9
Rushing
730
Rushing
71
Rushing
91
Rushing
200
Receiving
1,449
Receiving
7.2
Receiving
61
Receiving
34
Receiving
3
Receiving
41
Fumbles
24
Year
Team
Games
Rushing
Receiving
Fumbles
GP
GS
Att
Yds
Y/A
1D
Lng
TD
Rec
Yds
Y/R
1D
Lng
TD
Fum
Lost
1993
LAR
16
12
294
1,429
4.9
79
71
7
26
244
9.4
9
28
0
4
2
1994
LAR
16
16
319
1,025
3.2
53
19
3
31
293
9.5
16
34
1
5
3
1995
STL
15
13
183
637
3.5
24
41
3
18
106
5.9
4
19
0
4
2
1996
PIT
16
12
320
1,431
4.5
76
50
11
22
122
5.5
6
16
0
7
4
1997
PIT
15
15
375
1,665
4.4
94
34
7
15
110
7.3
5
19
2
6
6
1998
PIT
15
15
316
1,185
3.8
58
42
3
16
90
5.6
2
26
0
2
1
1999
PIT
16
16
299
1,091
3.6
64
35
7
21
110
5.2
2
17
0
2
1
2000
PIT
16
16
355
1,341
3.8
71
30
8
13
97
7.5
4
25
0
1
0
2001
PIT
11
11
225
1,072
4.8
46
48
4
8
48
6.0
2
16
0
3
0
2002
PIT
13
11
187
667
3.6
42
41
9
7
57
8.1
3
15
0
1
1
2003
PIT
16
10
246
811
3.3
43
21
7
13
86
6.6
4
16
0
5
4
2004
PIT
15
6
250
941
3.8
50
29
13
6
46
7.7
2
20
0
1
0
2005
PIT
12
0
110
368
3.3
30
39
9
4
40
10.0
2
16
0
0
0
Career
192
153
3,479
13,662
3.9
730
71
91
200
1,449
7.2
61
34
3
41
24
· NFL career statistics › Postseason
GP
GP
Year
GP
Team
GS
Games
Att
Games
Yds
Rushing
Y/A
Rushing
1D
Rushing
Lng
Rushing
TD
Rushing
Rec
Rushing
Yds
Receiving
Y/R
Receiving
1D
Receiving
Lng
Receiving
TD
Receiving
Fum
Receiving
Lost
1996
1996
Year
1996
Team
PIT
Games
2
Games
2
Rushing
38
Rushing
145
Rushing
3.8
Rushing
9
Rushing
18
Rushing
2
Receiving
3
Receiving
3
Receiving
1.0
Receiving
0
Receiving
4
Receiving
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
1997
1997
Year
1997
Team
PIT
Games
2
Games
2
Rushing
48
Rushing
172
Rushing
3.6
Rushing
8
Rushing
16
Rushing
1
Receiving
2
Receiving
10
Receiving
5.0
Receiving
0
Receiving
7
Receiving
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2001
2001
Year
2001
Team
PIT
Games
1
Games
1
Rushing
9
Rushing
8
Rushing
0.9
Rushing
1
Rushing
4
Rushing
1
Receiving
2
Receiving
23
Receiving
11.5
Receiving
2
Receiving
12
Receiving
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2002
2002
Year
2002
Team
PIT
Games
2
Games
0
Rushing
4
Rushing
4
Rushing
1.0
Rushing
0
Rushing
4
Rushing
0
Receiving
0
Receiving
0
Receiving
—
Receiving
0
Receiving
0
Receiving
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2004
2004
Year
2004
Team
PIT
Games
2
Games
2
Rushing
44
Rushing
165
Rushing
3.8
Rushing
7
Rushing
25
Rushing
2
Receiving
1
Receiving
21
Receiving
21.0
Receiving
1
Receiving
21
Receiving
0
Fumbles
2
Fumbles
2
2005
2005
Year
2005
Team
PIT
Games
4
Games
0
Rushing
26
Rushing
180
Rushing
3.2
Rushing
12
Rushing
25
Rushing
3
Receiving
0
Receiving
0
Receiving
—
Receiving
0
Receiving
0
Receiving
0
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
1
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
13
Games
7
Games
199
Rushing
674
Rushing
3.4
Rushing
37
Rushing
25
Rushing
9
Rushing
8
Receiving
57
Receiving
7.1
Receiving
3
Receiving
21
Receiving
0
Receiving
3
Fumbles
3
Year
Team
Games
Rushing
Receiving
Fumbles
GP
GS
Att
Yds
Y/A
1D
Lng
TD
Rec
Yds
Y/R
1D
Lng
TD
Fum
Lost
1996
PIT
2
2
38
145
3.8
9
18
2
3
3
1.0
0
4
0
0
0
1997
PIT
2
2
48
172
3.6
8
16
1
2
10
5.0
0
7
0
0
0
2001
PIT
1
1
9
8
0.9
1
4
1
2
23
11.5
2
12
0
0
0
2002
PIT
2
0
4
4
1.0
0
4
0
0
0
—
0
0
0
0
0
2004
PIT
2
2
44
165
3.8
7
25
2
1
21
21.0
1
21
0
2
2
2005
PIT
4
0
26
180
3.2
12
25
3
0
0
—
0
0
0
1
1
Career
13
7
199
674
3.4
37
25
9
8
57
7.1
3
21
0
3
3

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  40. "TV Talk: Steelers legend Jerome Bettis guest stars on CBS sitcom 'The Neighborhood'"
    https://triblive.com/sports/steelers/tv-talk-steelers-legend-jerome-bettis-guest-stars-on-cbs-sitcom-the-neighborhood/
  41. Jerome Bettis Day Proclamations, Michigan.gov
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  42. Bettis joins bid for new Pittsburgh arena Associated Press article at tsn.ca, April 18, 2006
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  43. Jerome Bettis Grille 36 opens Tuesday on N. Side Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Dining Guide, May 31, 2007
    http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07151/790197-46.stm
  44. Bettis' Grille 36 in the works Archived July 16, 2006, at the Wayback Machine Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Sports, July 11,
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  45. "Veteran Running Backs Offer Rookies Advice in Exclusive School of the Legends Interview"
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  46. "Jerome Bettis Stops by D1"
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  47. WPXI
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  48. Complex
    https://www.complex.com/sports/2013/09/nfl-players-90s-where-are-they-now/jerome-bettis
  49. USA Today
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  50. CBSSports.com
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  52. Michael David Smith, Barack Obama's Pennsylvania Strategy: Appear With Franco Harris, Jerome Bettis, Accessed March 31,
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  53. TribLIVE.com
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  54. "Former NFL Star Jerome Bettis Shares Excitement for Son Following in His Football Footsteps: 'Proud Dad Moment' (Exclusive)"
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  55. "#15 JEROME BETTIS JR"
    https://fightingirish.com/roster/jerome-bettis-jr/
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