Ed Beatty

Ed Beatty
No. 54, 68, 57, 56
Date of birth(1932-04-06)April 6, 1932
Place of birthClarksdale, Mississippi, U.S.
Date of deathJune 7, 2008(2008-06-07) (aged 76)
Place of deathTiptonville, Tennessee, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)Center
US collegeOle Miss
NFL draft1954 / round: 1 / pick: 10
(by the Los Angeles Rams)
Career history
As player
1955–1956San Francisco 49ers
1957–1961Pittsburgh Steelers
1961Washington Redskins
Career stats

Edward Marshall Beatty Jr. (April 6, 1932 – June 7, 2008) was an American football center who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins, the San Francisco 49ers, and the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at the University of Mississippi and was drafted in the first round of the 1954 NFL draft by the Los Angeles Rams. Beatty was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi, practiced dentistry after his playing days were over and died in Tiptonville, Tennessee where he lived.