Larry Bethea

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Larry Bethea
Date of birth: July 21, 1956
Place of birth: Flag of the United States Florence, SC
Date of death: April 24, 1987
Place of death: Flag of the United States Newport News, VA
Career information
Position(s): Defensive lineman
College: Michigan State
NFL Draft: 1978 / Round: 1 / Pick 28
Organizations
 As player:
1978-1983 Dallas Cowboys
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Larry Bethea (July 21, 1956 - April 24, 1987) was an American football defensive lineman who played six years in the NFL for the Dallas Cowboys. He later played for the Michigan Panthers, Oakland Invaders and Houston Gamblers of the USFL. He played college football at Michigan State University.

He died of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound within hours of being identified as a suspect in two armed robberies.

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