Chip Bennett

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Chip Bennett
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Position Linebacker
Personal information
Born (1947-07-25) July 25, 1947 (age 78) [1]
Lubbock, Texas, U.S.
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
High school Denver City (Denver City, Texas)
College
Awards and highlights
  • First-team Little All-American (1969)

Gene Herbert "Chip" Bennett (born July 25, 1947) [1] is an American former football linebacker. He played college football for Abilene Christian University where he was selected as a Little All-American in 1969.

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College football

Bennett played college football as a linebacker for Abilene Christian University during the 1967, [2] 1968, [3] and 1969 seasons. [4] He was selected a first-team linebacker on the 1969 Little All-America college football team. [5] He was later selected in 2005 to Abilene Christian's all-time team and in 2013 as one of the Southland Conference's players of the decade for the 1960s. [6] [7]

Later years

Bennett was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round (60th overall pick) of the 1970 NFL draft, but he did not appear in any regular-season games for the Bengals. [8] He later worked as a farmer and rancher in Yoakum County, Texas. [9]

References

  1. 1 2 "Chip Bennett Pro Football Stats, Position, College, Transactions". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  2. ↑ Mike Davis (October 19, 1967). "Dislocated Elbow Sidelines Bennett". The Abilene Reporter-News. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Bill Halstead (October 16, 1968). "Dedicated to Hitting: Bennett's Large Economy". The Abilene Reporter-News. p. 8B – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Bennett Agile, Mobile and Hostile". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 20, 1969. p. 14B – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Bennett Named All-American". The Odessa American. December 4, 1969. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Montgomery, Bennet top all-time team". Abilene Christian University. January 19, 2005.
  7. ↑ "Former ACU quarterback tabbed Southland Conference players of decade for 1960's". KTXS. August 29, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Chip Bennett". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Board of Directors". Herald of Truth. Retrieved August 16, 2023.


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