Chip Bennett
{{Short description|American football linebacker (born 1947)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox college football player
|name= Chip Bennett
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|school= Abilene Christian Wildcats
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|currentposition=Linebacker
|class= Graduate
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|birth_date={{birth date and age|1947|7|25}}{{cite web|url=https://profootballarchives.com/players/b/benn00900.html|title=Chip Bennett Pro Football Stats, Position, College, Transactions|website=profootballarchives.com|access-date=June 5, 2024}}
|birth_place=Lubbock, Texas, U.S.
|heightft=6
|heightin=3
|weight=225
|highschool=Denver City (Denver City, Texas)
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- Abilene Christian (1966–1969)
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|highlights=
- First-team Little All-American (1969)
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Gene Herbert "Chip" Bennett (born July 25, 1947) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football for Abilene Christian University where he was selected as a Little All-American in 1969.
College football
Bennett played college football as a linebacker for Abilene Christian University during the 1967,{{cite news|title=Dislocated Elbow Sidelines Bennett|author=Mike Davis|newspaper=The Abilene Reporter-News|date=October 19, 1967|page=4C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/abilene-reporter-news-dislocated-elbow-s/130227574/|via=Newspapers.com}} 1968,{{cite news|title=Dedicated to Hitting: Bennett's Large Economy|author=Bill Halstead|newspaper=The Abilene Reporter-News|date=October 16, 1968|page=8B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/abilene-reporter-news-dedicated-to-hitti/130227703/|via=Newspapers.com}} and 1969 seasons.{{cite news|title=Bennett Agile, Mobile and Hostile|newspaper=The Abilene Reporter-News|date=November 20, 1969|page=14B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/abilene-reporter-news-bennett-agile-mob/130227460/|via=Newspapers.com}} He was selected a first-team linebacker on the 1969 Little All-America college football team.{{cite news|title=Bennett Named All-American|newspaper=The Odessa American|date=December 4, 1969|page=4B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-odessa-american-bennett-named-all-am/130227819/|via=Newspapers.com}} He was later selected in 2005 to Abilene Christian's all-time team and in 2013 as one of the Southland Conference's players of the decade for the 1960s.{{cite web|title=Montgomery, Bennet top all-time team|publisher=Abilene Christian University|date=January 19, 2005|url=https://acusports.com/news/2005/9/1/61439}}{{cite news|title=Former ACU quarterback tabbed Southland Conference players of decade for 1960's|publisher=KTXS|date=August 29, 2013|url=https://ktxs.com/sports/college-sports/former-acu-quarterback-tabbed-southland-conference-players-of-decade-for-1960s}}
Later years
Bennett was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round (60th overall pick) of the 1970 NFL draft, but he did not appear in any regular-season games for the Bengals.{{cite web|title=Chip Bennett|publisher=Pro Football Archives|accessdate=August 16, 2023|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerb/benn00900.html}} He later worked as a farmer and rancher in Yoakum County, Texas.{{cite web|title=Board of Directors|publisher=Herald of Truth|accessdate=August 16, 2023|url=https://www.heraldoftruth.org/board-of-directors/}}
External links
- [https://vimeo.com/215546662 Highlight reel from Abilene Christian]
References
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Category:Players of American football from Texas
Category:American football linebackers
Category:Abilene Christian Wildcats football players
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