George Bevan

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George Bevan
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Position Linebacker
Personal information
Born (1947-09-11) September 11, 1947 (age 78) [1]
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College
  • LSU (1967–1969)
Awards and highlights

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]

Bevan was selected in the seventeenth round of the 1970 NFL draft by the Buffalo Bills, but he did not play professionally.

References

  1. ↑ "George Bevan NFL Stats and Bio". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Bevan to Sign Autographs at Andonie Museum". lsusports.net. LSU Alumni Association. September 23, 2010. Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Owens, Phipps Named To Team". Beckley (WV) Post-Herald. November 28, 1969. p. 2.
  4. ↑ Ted Gangi (ed.). "FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  5. ↑ "AP's Selections For All America". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Associated Press. December 5, 1969. p. 18. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  6. ↑ Johns, Walter L. (November 24, 1969). "Central Press Captains' 1969 All-American Team". The Gaffney Ledger. Central Press. p. 5. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Steve Owens, Mike Phipps Pace NEA All-Americans". Clovis News-Journal. November 21, 1969. p. 12.
  8. ↑ "Passer Reaves, Catches Alvarez All-SEC Picks". The Evening Independent. November 26, 1969.
  9. ↑ 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. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg


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