Jerome Bettis
Jerome Abram Bettis "The Bus"
Born: February 16, 1972
Detroit, MI USA
Position: RB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 252
College: Notre Dame
High School: Mackenzie (Detroit, MI)
Career: 1993-2005
Drafted: 1993 in Round 1, #10 overall by the Los Angeles Rams
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2015
Jerome Bettis played from 1993 to 2005 during his career with the Los Angeles Rams, Pittsburgh Steelers and St. Louis Rams. Bettis ran for 13,662 yards in his career on 3,479 attempts, scoring 91 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 200 passes for 1,449 yards and 3 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 21 | 21.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | 158.3 |
| 2000 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 32 | 16.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 32 | 135.4 |
| 2004 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 147.9 |
| Totals | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 63 | 10.5 | 3 | 50.0 | 1 | 16.7 | 32 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 294 | 1429 | 4.9 | 71 | 7 |
| 1994 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 319 | 1025 | 3.2 | 19 | 3 |
| 1995 | NFL St. Louis Rams | 183 | 637 | 3.5 | 41 | 3 |
| 1996 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 320 | 1431 | 4.5 | 50 | 11 |
| 1997 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 375 | 1665 | 4.4 | 34 | 7 |
| 1998 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 316 | 1185 | 3.8 | 42 | 3 |
| 1999 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 299 | 1091 | 3.6 | 35 | 7 |
| 2000 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 355 | 1341 | 3.8 | 30 | 8 |
| 2001 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 225 | 1072 | 4.8 | 48 | 4 |
| 2002 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 187 | 666 | 3.6 | 41 | 9 |
| 2003 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 246 | 811 | 3.3 | 21 | 7 |
| 2004 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 250 | 941 | 3.8 | 29 | 13 |
| 2005 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 110 | 368 | 3.3 | 39 | 9 |
| Totals | 3479 | 13662 | 3.9 | 71 | 91 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 26 | 244 | 9.4 | 28 | 0 |
| 1994 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 31 | 293 | 9.5 | 34 | 1 |
| 1995 | NFL St. Louis Rams | 18 | 106 | 5.9 | 19 | 0 |
| 1996 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 22 | 122 | 5.5 | 16 | 0 |
| 1997 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 15 | 110 | 7.3 | 19 | 2 |
| 1998 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 90 | 5.6 | 26 | 0 |
| 1999 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 21 | 110 | 5.2 | 17 | 0 |
| 2000 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 97 | 7.5 | 25 | 0 |
| 2001 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 48 | 6.0 | 16 | 0 |
| 2002 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 57 | 8.1 | 15 | 0 |
| 2003 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 86 | 6.6 | 16 | 0 |
| 2004 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 46 | 7.7 | 20 | 0 |
| 2005 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Totals | 200 | 1449 | 7.2 | 34 | 3 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1994 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1995 | NFL St. Louis Rams | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1996 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1997 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1998 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1999 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2000 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2001 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2002 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2003 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2004 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 41 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1993 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| 1994 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | |||||||
| 1995 | NFL St. Louis Rams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1996 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||||||||
| 1997 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| 1998 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1999 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| 2000 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| 2001 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 2002 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| 2003 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 | |||||||
| 2004 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | ||||||||
| 2005 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| Totals | 91 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 570 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 16 | 12 |
| 1994 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 16 | 16 |
| 1995 | NFL | St. Louis Rams | 15 | 13 |
| 1996 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 12 |
| 1997 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 15 | 15 |
| 1998 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 15 | 15 |
| 1999 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 16 |
| 2000 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 16 |
| 2001 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 11 |
| 2002 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 11 |
| 2003 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 10 |
| 2004 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 15 | 6 |
| 2005 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
Awards
1993 - AP Offensive Rookie of the Year
1996 - AP Comeback Player of the Year
2001 - Walter Payton Man of the Year
Honors
1993 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1993 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1993 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1993 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1996 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1996 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1996 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1997 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1997 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
