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| Position: | Defensive end / Defensive tackle | ||||||
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| Born: | July 21, 1956 Florence, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||||
| Died: | April 23, 1987 (aged 30) Hampton, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 251 lb (114 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Ferguson (VA) | ||||||
| College: | Michigan State | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1978 / round: 1 / pick: 28 | ||||||
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Larry Bethea (July 21, 1956 – April 24, 1987) was an American football defensive lineman for the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons. He was also a member of the Michigan Panthers and Houston Gamblers of the United States Football League (USFL). Bethea was selected by the Cowboys in the first round of the 1978 NFL draft, after playing college football for the Michigan State Spartans and winning Big Ten Most Valuable Player in 1977. He died a self imposed death after being identified as a suspect in two armed robberies.[1]