James Betterson

{{Short description|American football player (born 1954)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = James Betterson | image = File:James Betterson.jpg | caption = Betterson in circa 1976 | number = 34 | position = Running back | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|8|20}} | birth_place = Blackshear, Georgia, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 0 | weight_lbs = 210 | high_school = High Point Central {{avoid wrap|(High Point, North Carolina)}} | college = North Carolina | draftyear = 1976 | draftround = 8 | draftpick = 224 | pastteams = * Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|1977|1978}}) |highlights = * First-team All-ACC (1974) | pfr = BettJa00 | statlabel1 = Rushing attempts | statvalue1 = 73 | statlabel2 = Rushing yards | statvalue2 = 265 | statlabel3 = Rushing TDs | statvalue3 = 1 }}

'''James Thomas Betterson''' (born August 20, 1954) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://northeasttimes.com/2018/08/30/eagles-preview-business-is-good-for-former-eagle/|title=Eagles Preview: Business is good for former Eagle|first=Northeast|last=Times|date=30 August 2018|publisher=}}</ref> He played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BettJa00.htm|title=James Betterson Stats|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}}</ref>

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