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Date of birth | April 6, 1932 |
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Place of birth | Clarksdale, Mississippi, U.S. |
Date of death | June 7, 2008 | (aged 76)
Place of death | Tiptonville, Tennessee, U.S. |
Career information | |
Position(s) | Center |
US college | Ole Miss |
NFL draft | 1954 / round: 1 / pick: 10 (by the Los Angeles Rams) |
Career history | |
As player | |
1955–1956 | San Francisco 49ers |
1957–1961 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
1961 | Washington Redskins |
Career stats | |
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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.