Doug Betters (born June 11, 1956) is an American football player who played defensive end for the Miami Dolphins from 1978 to 1987. After graduating from Arlington Heights High School in Illinois, Betters played college Division I football for the University of Montana Grizzlies from 1974 to 1976, then transferred to the University of Nevada, Reno in 1977. The next year he was a 6th round draft pick for the Dolphins. In 1998, Betters suffered a spinal cord injury while skiing at Big Mountain in Whitefish, Montana.