Jerome Bettis’ Father Johnie Dies of Heart Attack
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Brandon Minich | Tuesday, November 28, 2006 |
Johnnie Bettis, the father of retired NFL running back Jerome Bettis, died Tuesday at a suburban Detroit hospital of an apparent heart attack, police said.
Johnnie Bettis, 61, of Detroit, was stricken while driving in a suburb north of the city around noon, police Lt. Carl Fuhs said.
“He apparently felt it coming on,” Fuhs said. “He was able to pull his vehicle off to the side of the road and stop it, which probably saved injury if not another person’s death. That’s a very busy two-lane road.”
Sad – he brought up a good kid. Shame he won’t be around to see Bettis make the Hall of Fame.
I particularly like this detail about the Bettis family:
When their son offered to buy them a new home, the Bettises spurned the suburbs and moved about six miles to a house on the city’s west side, trying to lead a normal life.
“When Jerome found out we were going to the laundromat, he said that wasn’t acceptable and told us to go get a new washer and dryer,” Johnnie Bettis said a few days before the Super Bowl. “But I kind of liked the laundromat because you get to meet so many interesting people.”
I love these down to earth types of people. With a father like that, you can see why Jerome Bettis was among the better guys in the NFL.
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