Jerome Bettis
Jerome Bettis
Jerome Abram Bettis Sr., nicknamed The Bus is a former American football halfback who played for the Los Angeles Rams/St. Louis Rams and Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. Bettis is sixth on the list of NFL rushing yards leaders. He retired in 2006 after the Steelers won Super Bowl XL in his native Detroit, Michigan, beating the Seattle Seahawks, and he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2015...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth16 February 1972
CityDetroit, MI
buffalo willie
In the Buffalo game, Willie had one long run,
mind pressure
I really did not want to put pressure in his mind to do anything out of the ordinary.
dame detroit fitting guess road wear
I guess they thought it was only fitting that on the road back to Detroit for everyone to wear Jerome's Notre Dame jersey.
came comfort games helped saw team
It helped us because we have been in those situations, those big games. So, when the big games came this time, we were comfortable in the settings. ... even on the road. We had been there before. That's why you saw a different team -- there was a comfort level.
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Because of my size, I probably shouldn't be able to do some of the things I'm able to do. I just want to be remembered as a running back who was abnormal but had good feet, loved to play the game and did it right.
depends early happens role understand works
Hopefully, I'll get in early and see what happens but, as a role player, you have to understand that the opportunities may be there and may not be there, ... It depends on how it works out.
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I'm betting between the two of them, they've probably broken a ton of face masks. Their own and those of a bunch of defensive guys.
bring creativity table
He's smash-mouth, but he's also got a lot of creativity and is going to bring a lot to the table for that team.
carries faith horse
He's our horse now; he carries the load. I always had faith in him.
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I don't know if I'll be sharing that with Saddam. I think they cancelled his key. They changed the locks on that one.
bowling football high second until
I didn't play football until high school. I bowled until high school. I bowled. Football was a second thought, bowling was my first love.
coming deserves fan grabbed hand meets people seize
I didn't have to hand it off. He grabbed it. And that's great, because I've never been a fan of when people say, 'Success is when preparation meets the opportunity.' No, you've got to seize the opportunity. I think that's what he's done, and he deserves everything that's coming his way.
beyond guy played reason wise
He's the reason we're here. He's a young guy who is wise beyond his years, and he's played like it.
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He's the reason this football team has been able to be so consistent through the years. His philosophy and his makeup decide the makeup of this football team, so we're a physical bunch of guys, tough-minded, because he's a real reflection of that. He's been that way since the day I got here, and our teams have been reflective of that since the day I got here. I think he's been the driving force.