- Played as a tailback in the 1938 Sugar Bowl of Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University) versus Texas Christian University.
- Dr. Alex Stone, Betz's character on The Donna Reed Show (1958), was ranked #16 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [20 June 2004 issue].
- One son, Richard Lawrence Betz, with first wife, Lois Harmon. He was born on May 24, 1957.
- Wife Gloria is the sister of actress Nita Talbot.
- Adopted stepdaughter and named her Rio Betz.
- Member of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity at Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University).
- Ex-brother-in-law of Thomas A. Geas.
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