WILLIE BETHEABethea, WilliePosition: HB Height: 6-0 Weight: 190 Born: July 21, 1938 SC Died: January 5, 2024 Hamilton, ON High School: Central (Trenton, NJ) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| none |
| Military Service: United States Army |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 Paterson Miners (ACFL)1962 PAT ACFL | 33 | HB-DB | ||
| 1963 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1963 HAM CFL | 16 | HB | 9 | |
| 1964 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1964 HAM CFL | 16 | OHB | 7 | |
| 1965 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1965 HAM CFL | 16 | HB | 14 | |
| 1966 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1966 HAM CFL | 16 | LOH | 14 | |
| 1967 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1967 HAM CFL | 16 | HB | 14 | |
| 1968 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1968 HAM CFL | 16 | FB | 14 | |
| 1969 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1969 HAM CFL | 16 | FB | 14 | |
| 1970 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1970 HAM CFL | 16 | FB | 4 | |
| 8 Years (CFL)8 Years CFL | 90 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Signed | ||
| Free Agent | ||
| Signed | 1962 Paterson Miners (ACFL)1962 PAT ACFL | |
| Free Agent | 1962 Paterson Miners (ACFL)1962 PAT ACFL | |
| Signed | 5/1/1963 | 1963 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1963 HAM CFL |
| Released | 1970 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1970 HAM CFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 Paterson Miners (ACFL)1962 PAT ACFL | 10 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | 60 | ||||
| 1963 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1963 HAM CFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1964 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1964 HAM CFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1965 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1965 HAM CFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1966 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1966 HAM CFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | ||
| 1967 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1967 HAM CFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1968 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1968 HAM CFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1969 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1969 HAM CFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1970 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1970 HAM CFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 181 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 Paterson Miners (ACFL)1962 PAT ACFL | 99 | 706 | 7.1 | 7 | |||||
| 1963 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1963 HAM CFL | 89 | 435 | 4.9 | 51 | 3 | ||||
| 1964 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1964 HAM CFL | 83 | 408 | 4.9 | 33 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1965 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1965 HAM CFL | 117 | 598 | 5.1 | 45 | 4 | ||||
| 1966 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1966 HAM CFL | 95 | 531 | 5.6 | 55 | 0 | ||||
| 1967 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1967 HAM CFL | 147 | 737 | 5.0 | 39 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1968 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1968 HAM CFL | 127 | 607 | 4.8 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1969 HAM CFL | 109 | 543 | 5.0 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1970 HAM CFL | 14 | 60 | 4.3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1963 HAM CFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20t | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 158.3 | |
| 1964 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1964 HAM CFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 60 | 60.0 | 60.0 | 60 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 118.8 | |
| 1967 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1967 HAM CFL | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 58 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 44 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 158.3 | |||
| 1969 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1969 HAM CFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 118.8 | |||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 0 | 165 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 60 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 158.3 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 Paterson Miners (ACFL)1962 PAT ACFL | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1963 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1963 HAM CFL | 11 | 105 | 9.5 | 26 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1964 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1964 HAM CFL | 6 | 129 | 21.5 | 34 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 1965 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1965 HAM CFL | 8 | 77 | 9.6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1966 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1966 HAM CFL | 20 | 238 | 11.9 | 49 | 2 | ||||||
| 1967 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1967 HAM CFL | 40 | 520 | 13.0 | 42 | 1 | ||||||
| 1968 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1968 HAM CFL | 32 | 381 | 11.9 | 51 | 2 | ||||||
| 1969 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1969 HAM CFL | 26 | 305 | 11.7 | 28 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1970 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1970 HAM CFL | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 145 | 1800 | 12.4 | 51 | 9 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 Paterson Miners (ACFL)1962 PAT ACFL | 3 | 110 | 36.7 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 Paterson Miners (ACFL)1962 PAT ACFL | 6 | 158 | 26.3 | 0 | |||||
| 1963 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1963 HAM CFL | 5 | - | 99 | 19.8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1964 HAM CFL | 11 | - | 356 | 32.4 | 59 | 0 | |||
| 1965 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1965 HAM CFL | 10 | - | 176 | 17.6 | 43 | 0 | |||
| 1966 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1966 HAM CFL | 12 | - | 327 | 27.3 | 36 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1967 HAM CFL | 13 | - | 320 | 24.6 | 43 | 0 | |||
| 1968 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1968 HAM CFL | 6 | - | 120 | 20.0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 57 | 1398 | 24.5 | 59 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1964 HAM CFL | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 1965 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1965 HAM CFL | 3 | 1 | |||||
| 1966 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1966 HAM CFL | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1967 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1967 HAM CFL | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1968 HAM CFL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1969 HAM CFL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1970 HAM CFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 19 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
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