Tom Bettis

Tom Bettis

Date of birth:	March 17, 1933 (1933-03-17)
Place of birth:	Chicago, Illinois
Career information
Position(s):	LB
College:	Purdue
NFL Draft:	1955 / Round: 1 / Pick 5
Organizations
As player:
1955-1961 1962 1963	Green Bay Packers Pittsburgh Steelers Chicago Bears
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

William Thomas "Tom" Bettis (born March 17, 1933) is a former American football linebacker and coach. After starring at Purdue, Bettis was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the first round of the 1955 NFL Draft. He played nine seasons for the Packers, the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the Chicago Bears. Bettis served as interim coach of the Kansas City Chiefs in 1977 after the firing of Paul Wiggin. In seven games as Head Coach, Bettis complied a 1-6 record ending a 12 year stinct as a coach of the Kansas City Chiefs. He returned in 1988 to be the defensive backs coach of the Kansas City Chiefs.

See also

• 1954 College Football All-America Team
• Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame

Preceded by Vince Costello	Kansas City Chiefs Defensive Coordinator 1977	Succeeded by Rod Rust
Preceded by Paul Wiggin	Kansas City Chiefs Head Coach 1977	Succeeded by Marv Levy
Preceded by Dave Adolph	Cleveland Browns Defensive Coordinator 1985	Succeeded by Dave Adolph
Preceded by Dave Brazil	Kansas City Chiefs Defensive Backs Coach 1988	Succeeded by Tony Dungy