Beattie Feathers

Beattie Feathers
Date of birth:	August 20, 1909(1909-08-20)
Place of birth:	Bristol, Virginia, United States
Date of death:	March 11, 1979 (aged 69)
Career information
Position(s):	Running back
College:	Tennessee
Organizations
As player:
1934–1937 1938–1939 1940	Chicago Bears Brooklyn Dodgers Green Bay Packers
Career highlights and Awards
Honors:	NFL 1930s All-Decade Team
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com
College Football 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 held the NFL single season record for most yards per carry when he averaged 8.44 yards per attempt that same year, but the record was broken by Michael Vick during the 2006 season. 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. Feathers later went on to coach football at Appalachian State University and North Carolina State University. He also coached baseball at Wake Forest University.

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

v • d • e NC State Wolfpack Head Football Coaches

Busbee • Gatling • Riddick • McKee • Devlin • Keinholz • Whitney • Heston • Whitehurst • Green • Hegarty • Paterson • Hartsell • Stafford • Fetzer • Shaw • Tebell • Van Liew • Smith • Anderson • Newton • Feathers • Hendrickson • Edwards • Michaels • Holtz • Rein • Kiffin • Reed • Sheridan • O'Cain • Amato • O'Brien

v • d • e Appalachian State Mountaineers Head Football Coaches

Eggers • Johnson • Garbee • Brewer • Stewart • Watkins • Feathers • Hoover • Duggins • Mull • Broome • Breitenstein • Duncan • Messere • Brakefield • Working • Brown • Woods • Moore