Gene Herbert "Chip" Bennett (born July 25, 1947) is a former American football linebacker. He played

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for

Abilene Christian University Abilene Christian University (ACU) is a Private university, private Churches of Christ, Christian university in Abilene, Texas. It was founded in 1906 as ''Childers Classical Institute''. ACU is one of the largest private universities in the Sout ...

where he was selected as a Little All-American in 1969.

College football

Bennett played

as a linebacker for

during the 1967, 1968, and 1969 seasons. He was selected a first-team linebacker on the

1969 Little All-America college football team The 1969 Little All-America college football team is composed of college football players from small colleges and universities who were selected by the Associated Press (AP) as the best players at each position. For 1969, the AP selected two teams, ...

. 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.

Later years

Bennett was selected by the

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in the third round (60th overall pick) of the

1970 NFL draft The 1970 National Football League Draft was the 35th National Football League Draft and the first of the league's modern era, following the merger of the National Football League with the American Football League. It was held on January 27–28, 1 ...

, but he did not appear in any regular-season games for the Bengals. He later worked as a farmer and rancher in Yoakum County, Texas.

External links

Highlight reel from Abilene Christian

References

1947 births Living people Players of American football from Texas American football linebackers Abilene Christian Wildcats football players {{collegefootball-player-stub