Jerome Bettis

I love that Jerome Bettis became "the Bus" because the nickname tells you everything. A massive man out of Detroit who simply lowered his shoulder and ran people over, he made power-running look like public transit barreling downhill. Thirteen seasons of that punishment, mostly in Pittsburgh, and a top-eight career rushing total earned him Canton honestly. The key to the city of his hometown speaks to how beloved he stayed. What draws me to him is the absence of trickery: he won ground by going straight at it. I have a soft spot for that kind of blunt, durable, honest strength.

Name (English)

Jerome Bettis

Name (Japanese)

ジェローム・ベティス

Reading

じぇろーむ・べてぃす

Born

February 16, 1972 (age 54)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Rat

Origin

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Height

180 cm

Occupation

bowler / American football player / drug trafficker

High school

Mackenzie High School

Awards & achievements

• Pro Football Hall of Fame
• 2006 Key to the City of Detroit

• Official sitehttps://thebus36.com/
• Xhttps://x.com/JeromeBettis36
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome%20Bettis
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%99%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q548453

Tags

• Michigan
• bowler
• American football player
• drug trafficker

Last updated

2026-06-17

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