Chip Bennett

Chip Bennett is a former American football linebacker. He played college football for Abilene Christian University where he was selected as a Little All-American in 1969.

Chip Bennett
Abilene Christian Wildcats
PositionLinebacker
ClassGraduate
Personal information
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career history
College
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team Little All-American (1969)

College football

Bennett played college football as a linebacker for Abilene Christian University during the 1967,[1] 1968,[2] and 1969 seasons.[3] He was selected a first-team linebacker on the 1969 Little All-America college football team.[4] 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.[5][6]

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.[7] He later worked as a farmer and rancher in Yoakum County, Texas.[8]

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