Red Bethea

Red Bethea
	Bethea from 1931 Seminole yearbook
No. 48; 44
Position	Halfback
Personal information
Born	January 11, 1905; Trenton, Florida, U.S.
Died	September 11, 1986 (aged 81); St. Augustine, Florida, U.S.
Career information
High school	Riverside
College	Florida (1927–1930)
Awards and highlights
	All-Southern (1930); Second-team All-American (1930); Florida Gators single-game rushing record (218 yards, 1930); University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame;

Lee Roy "Red" Bethea (January 11, 1905 – September 11, 1986), sometimes referenced as Leroy Bethea, was an American football player. He played at the halfback position at the University of Florida and set the Florida Gators football single-game record with 218 rushing yards against the University of Chicago in 1930. His single-game rushing record stood until 1987. He was also selected as a second-team halfback on the 1930 College Football All-America Team.