James Betts (born May, 1949) Nathaniel, his given name makes him Nathaniel James Betts III, after his father and grandfather. Jim is in the direct bloodline of his Native American, Cherokee Tribe, Mother and Grandmother, though his father was African American. Jim is a former American football player, university administrator, and business executive focusing on diversity and inclusion in the workplace. He played college football for the University of Michigan from 1968 to 1970. He also briefly played professional football for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. During the 1970s, he worked as an administrator in the University of Michigan athletic department. He later pursued a career in business and was in charge of minority recruitment at Domino's Pizza for many years