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Chip Bennett

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Chip Bennett
Abilene Christian Wildcats
PositionLinebacker
ClassGraduate
Personal information
Born: (1947-07-25) July 25, 1947 (age 77)[1]
Lubbock, Texas, U.S.
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolDenver City (Denver City, Texas)
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team Little All-American (1969)

Gene Herbert "Chip" Bennett (born July 25, 1947)[1] is a former American football linebacker. He played college football for Abilene Christian University where he was selected as a Little All-American in 1969.

College football

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Bennett played college football as a linebacker for Abilene Christian University during the 1967,[2] 1968,[3] and 1969 seasons.[4] He was selected a first-team linebacker on the 1969 Little All-America college football team.[5] He was later selected in 2005 to Abilene Christian's all-time team and in 2013 as one of the Southland Conference's players of the decade for the 1960s.[6][7]

Later years

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Bennett was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round (60th overall pick) of the 1970 NFL draft, but he did not appear in any regular-season games for the Bengals.[8] He later worked as a farmer and rancher in Yoakum County, Texas.[9]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Chip Bennett Pro Football Stats, Position, College, Transactions". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  2. ^ Mike Davis (October 19, 1967). "Dislocated Elbow Sidelines Bennett". The Abilene Reporter-News. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Bill Halstead (October 16, 1968). "Dedicated to Hitting: Bennett's Large Economy". The Abilene Reporter-News. p. 8B – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bennett Agile, Mobile and Hostile". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 20, 1969. p. 14B – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bennett Named All-American". The Odessa American. December 4, 1969. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Montgomery, Bennet top all-time team". Abilene Christian University. January 19, 2005.
  7. ^ "Former ACU quarterback tabbed Southland Conference players of decade for 1960's". KTXS. August 29, 2013.
  8. ^ "Chip Bennett". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  9. ^ "Board of Directors". Herald of Truth. Retrieved August 16, 2023.