What many people do not know about Jerome Bettis is that he works very hard to keep his asthma under control. He was diagnosed with asthma when he first went out for little league football and his symptoms got under control after beginning medication. Like many young people, he began not keeping a close eye on his asthma in college and had a severe asthma attack during a game that required oxygen and an injection to help him breathe better.
Jerome Bettis has achieved significant things in his career as a NFL football player:
- 13,662 rushing yards over his career- 5th all-time
- Third in the NFL with 3428 rushing attempts
- Won the Walter Peyton Man of the Year Award in 2001
- Super Bowl Champion
