Ed Beatty Explained

Birth Date:April 6, 1932
Birth Place:Clarksdale, Mississippi, U.S.
Death Place:Tiptonville, Tennessee, U.S.
College:Ole Miss
Number:54, 68, 57, 56
Position:Center
Draftedyear:1954
Draftedround:1
Draftedpick:10
(by the Los Angeles Rams)
Playing Years1:1955–1956
Playing Team1:San Francisco 49ers
Playing Years2:1957–1961
Playing Team2:Pittsburgh Steelers
Playing Years3:1961
Playing Team3:Washington Redskins
Databasefootball:BEATTED01
Pfr:BeatEd20
Nfl:BEA636778

Edward Marshall Beatty Jr. (April 6, 1932 – June 7, 2008) was an American football center who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins, the San Francisco 49ers, and the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at the University of Mississippi and was drafted in the first round of the 1954 NFL draft by the Los Angeles Rams. Beatty was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi, practiced dentistry after his playing days were over and died in Tiptonville, Tennessee where he lived.