George Bevan (born September 11, 1947) is a former college American football player for the LSU Tigers football team. He played as a linebacker from 1967 to 1969, although he missed the majority of his first two seasons after rupturing an Achilles tendon in the 1967 season opener.[2] As a senior in 1969, he was named a first-team All-American by the American Football Coaches Association[3] and Football Writers Association of America.[4] He was a second-team selection by the Associated Press,[5] Central Press,[6] and Newspaper Enterprise Association.[7] The Associated Press and United Press International each named Bevan a first-team All-Southeastern Conference linebacker.[8][9]
| Position | Linebacker |
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| Major | Law |
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| Born: | September 11, 1947[1] Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
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Bevan was selected in the seventeenth round of the 1970 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills, but he did not play professionally.
References edit
- ^ "George Bevan NFL Stats and Bio". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ "Bevan to Sign Autographs at Andonie Museum". lsusports.net. LSU Alumni Association. September 23, 2010. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
- ^ "Owens, Phipps Named To Team". Beckley (WV) Post-Herald. November 28, 1969. p. 2.
- ^ Ted Gangi (ed.). "FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team" (PDF). Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- ^ "AP's Selections For All America". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Associated Press. December 5, 1969. p. 18. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
- ^ Johns, Walter L. (November 24, 1969). "Central Press Captains' 1969 All-American Team". The Gaffney Ledger. Central Press. p. 5. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
- ^ "Steve Owens, Mike Phipps Pace NEA All-Americans". Clovis News-Journal. November 21, 1969. p. 12.
- ^ "Passer Reaves, Catches Alvarez All-SEC Picks". The Evening Independent. November 26, 1969.
- ^ David Moffet (November 21, 1969). "Archie, three sophs are in All-SEC backfield". The Delta Democrat-Times. p. 9. Retrieved June 4, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
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