# James Betterson

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{{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](/source/Running_back)
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1954|8|20}}
| birth_place = [Blackshear, Georgia](/source/Blackshear%2C_Georgia), U.S.
| death_date  =
| death_place = 
| height_ft   = 6
| height_in   = 0
| weight_lbs  = 210
| high_school = [High Point Central](/source/High_Point_Central_High_School) {{avoid wrap|([High Point, North Carolina](/source/High_Point%2C_North_Carolina))}}
| college     = [North Carolina](/source/North_Carolina_Tar_Heels_football)
| draftyear   = 1976
| draftround  = 8
| draftpick   = 224
| pastteams   =
* [Philadelphia Eagles](/source/Philadelphia_Eagles) ({{NFL Year|1977|1978}})
|highlights =
* First-team [All-ACC](/source/List_of_All-Atlantic_Coast_Conference_football_teams) ([1974](/source/1974_All-Atlantic_Coast_Conference_football_team))
| pfr         = BettJa00
| statlabel1  = [Rushing attempts](/source/Carry_(gridiron_football))
| statvalue1  = 73
| statlabel2  = [Rushing yards](/source/Rush_(gridiron_football))
| statvalue2  = 265
| statlabel3  = [Rushing TDs](/source/Touchdown)
| statvalue3  = 1 
}}

'''James Thomas Betterson''' (born August 20, 1954) is an American former professional [football](/source/American_football) player who was a [running back](/source/running_back) for the [Philadelphia Eagles](/source/Philadelphia_Eagles) of the [National Football League](/source/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](/source/college_football) for the [North Carolina Tar Heels](/source/North_Carolina_Tar_Heels_football).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BettJa00.htm|title=James Betterson Stats|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}}</ref>

==References==
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Category:1954 births
Category:Living people
Category:American football running backs
Category:Philadelphia Eagles players
Category:North Carolina Tar Heels football players
Category:High Point Central High School alumni
Category:Players of American football from High Point, North Carolina
Category:People from Blackshear, Georgia
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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