George Bevan

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]

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

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. 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). 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


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