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
betting broken bunch defensive face ton
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.
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They just beat the defending champs and, conversely, they watched the film of us losing to that same football team. So they're going to have a lot of confidence saying, 'We just smacked around the team that just beat this team.' You've got to think they'll have some confidence.
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There was a possibility I could have played against New England, but we had a bye week after that, and they wanted to give me another two weeks. It turned out to be the best call.
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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.
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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.
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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.
winning challenges facts
I was fortunate enough to win a Super Bowl before retiring, and in fact I retired immediately after winning the Super Bowl. I went out on top, and intend to come out of the Guinness Pro Challenge on top, too.
sports accomplishment
It was probably the biggest accomplishment of my life.
hate michigan detroit
I was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and I hate Michigan.
teammate let-me let-me-down
My teammates, they put me on their backs and they wouldn't let me down.