George Edward Bethune is a former professional American football

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...

 defensive end

Defensive end

Defensive end is the name of a defensive position in the sport of American and Canadian football.This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations have substantially changed how the position is played over the years...

 and linebacker

Linebacker

A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...

. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the seventh round of the 1989 NFL Draft

1989 NFL Draft

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. He played college football

College football

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 at Alabama

Alabama Crimson Tide football

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Bethune has also played for the Sacramento Surge

Sacramento Surge

The Sacramento Surge was a professional American football team that played in the World League of American Football in 1991 and 1992. The team played its first season at Hughes Stadium in Sacramento, and the second season in Hornet Stadium on the Sacramento State University campus. It was owned...

, Sacramento Gold Miners

Sacramento Gold Miners

The Sacramento Gold Miners were a Canadian football team based in Sacramento, California. The franchise was the first American team in the Canadian Football League. The Gold Miners were originally the "descendants" of the Sacramento Surge from the defunct World League of American Football...

 and San Antonio Texans

San Antonio Texans

The San Antonio Texans were a Canadian Football League team that played in the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, in the 1995 CFL season. They had relocated from Sacramento, California, where the team had been called the Sacramento Gold Miners...

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Los Angeles Rams

Bethune was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the seventh round (188th overall) of the 1989 NFL Draft

1989 NFL Draft

The 1989 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 23–24 , 1989...

. He was released on August 19, 1991.

Sacramento Surge

Bethune was selected by the Sacramento Surge

Sacramento Surge

The Sacramento Surge was a professional American football team that played in the World League of American Football in 1991 and 1992. The team played its first season at Hughes Stadium in Sacramento, and the second season in Hornet Stadium on the Sacramento State University campus. It was owned...

 in the first round (first overall) of the 1992 World League of American Football

World League of American Football

The World League of American Football was founded in 1990 with support from the National Football League to play professional American football in North America, Europe and later possibly Asia...

 Draft.

Houston Oilers

Bethune was signed by the Houston Oilers on July 7, 1992. He was released on August 31.

Sacramento Gold Miners

Bethune was acquired by the Sacramento Gold Miners

Sacramento Gold Miners

The Sacramento Gold Miners were a Canadian football team based in Sacramento, California. The franchise was the first American team in the Canadian Football League. The Gold Miners were originally the "descendants" of the Sacramento Surge from the defunct World League of American Football...

 from the Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

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 in a trade for defensive end Emanuel King

Emanuel King

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on May 24, 1994.