Red Bethea

Red Bethea

Bethea from 1931 Seminole yearbook
Florida Gators – No. 48; 44
Position	Halfback
Class	Graduate
Personal information
Born:	(1905-01-11)January 11, 1905 Trenton, Florida
Died:	September 11, 1986(1986-09-11) (aged 81) St. Augustine, Florida
Career history
College	Florida (1927–1930)
High school	Riverside
Career highlights and awards
All-Southern (1930) Second-team All-American (1930) Florida Gators single-game rushing record (218 yards, 1930) University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame

Lee Roy "Red" Bethea (January 11, 1905 – September 11, 1986), sometimes referenced as Leroy Bethea,^[1] was an American football player. He played at the halfback position at the University of Florida and set the Florida Gators football single-game record with 218 rushing yards against the University of Chicago in 1930. His single-game rushing record stood until 1987. He was also selected as a second-team halfback on the 1930 College Football All-America Team.