Bubba Bean
Encyclopedia
Earnest Ray "Bubba" Bean is a former American football
running back
with the Atlanta Falcons
in the National Football League (NFL)
. He was drafted ninth overall in the first round of the 1976 NFL Draft
. Bubba played three seasons for the Falcons, 1976 through 1979. In spite of being sidelined for the entire 1977 season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament, he came back in 1978 to enjoy his best season, rushing for 707 yards on 193 attempts and catching 31 passes for another 209 yards. His yards per carry increased each year finishing with 4.5 in his last year on 88 attempts. He completed his only career pass attempt for 49 yards
Coming on the heels of a spectacular college career at Texas A & M where he rushed for over 2,800 yards, his NFL career was a disappointment to some. 1979 marked the spectacular arrival of William Andrews who beat out Bean for the starting position. Andrews went on to rush for over 1,000 yards that year and was selected to the pro bowl each of the following four years.
Bean retired from the NFL in 1982 to the Texas A & M career planning and placement office. Twelve years later he formed Bean Construction which he operates to this day in College Station, Texas. http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BEANBUB01
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
running back
Running back
A running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running...
with the Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
in the National Football League (NFL)
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. He was drafted ninth overall in the first round of the 1976 NFL Draft
1976 NFL Draft
The 1976 National Football League Draft was an annual player selection meeting held on April 8–April 9, 1976. It lasted 17 rounds, with the expansion Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Seattle Seahawks making the first two selections. The expansion teams were also given a pair of extra picks at the end of...
. Bubba played three seasons for the Falcons, 1976 through 1979. In spite of being sidelined for the entire 1977 season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament, he came back in 1978 to enjoy his best season, rushing for 707 yards on 193 attempts and catching 31 passes for another 209 yards. His yards per carry increased each year finishing with 4.5 in his last year on 88 attempts. He completed his only career pass attempt for 49 yards
Coming on the heels of a spectacular college career at Texas A & M where he rushed for over 2,800 yards, his NFL career was a disappointment to some. 1979 marked the spectacular arrival of William Andrews who beat out Bean for the starting position. Andrews went on to rush for over 1,000 yards that year and was selected to the pro bowl each of the following four years.
Bean retired from the NFL in 1982 to the Texas A & M career planning and placement office. Twelve years later he formed Bean Construction which he operates to this day in College Station, Texas. http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BEANBUB01