Antoine Bethea

Antoine Bethea is a retired NFL Super Bowl champion and three-time pro bowler dedicated to family, self-improvement and community uplift.

A native of Newport News, Virginia, Bethea was a standout athlete and scholar at Denbigh High School before attending Howard University in Washington, DC. During his 14 year professional football career he played as a starting safety for the Indianapolis Colts, San Francisco 49ers, Arizona Cardinals and New York Giants. Bethea was named the Walter Payton Man of the Year with the Indianapolis Colts in 2013, and again in 2018 with the Arizona Cardinals, a prestigious award given to players who represent the best of the NFL’s commitment to philanthropy and community impact.

Bethea’s philanthropic efforts are amplified through the Bethea Family Foundation which focuses on improving the lives of people in underserved communities throughout the United States. Bethea has personally given over $500,000 of his personal money to the foundation. He has been motivated not only by the idea of giving back, but by developing a long term platform with the foundation to provide young people with the belief in their abilities and to make their dreams become a reality..Most recently, the Bethea Family Foundation provided more than $50K in rent relief for families facing eviction due to COVID-19 pandemic impacts, and partnered with the city of Newport News to build the city’s first lighted basketball court. In addition to his philanthropic efforts, Bethea also aims to improve communities through his business endeavors, including Elite Trucks LLC and District 41, an upscale yet affordable sports bar he owns in Newport News, VA. Bethea is the Co- Host of the Man To Man Podcast available on Apple, Spotify and YouTube.

Bethea is the author of “Bet on Yourself: Inside the Mind of the Ultimate Underdog," a memoir that gives readers an inside look at the methods that Bethea used to turn himself into an NFL draft pick and 14 year football star.