Richard Alvin Petitbon
Position: DB
Height: 6-3 Weight: 206 lbs.
Born: April 18, 1938 in New Orleans, LA
College: Loyola (LA), Tulane (school history)
Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 2nd round (21st overall) of the 1959 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 97 (179th overall since 1950)
4-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
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| All-Time Rank: #264. Ron McDole… #265. Lester Hayes… #266. Dave Casper… #267. RICHIE PETITBON… #268. Bob Kuechenberg… #269. Hugh McElhenny… #270. Michael Strahan… |
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty | AV |
| 1959 | 21 | CHI | LDH | 17 | 12 | 3 | 52 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |||||
| 1960 | 22 | CHI | LS | 17 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 1961 | 23 | CHI | LS | 17 | 14 | 5 | 71 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1962* | 24 | CHI | LS | 17 | 14 | 6 | 212 | 1 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 14 | |||||
| 1963*+ | 25 | CHI | LS | 17 | 14 | 8 | 161 | 1 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||
| 1964 | 26 | CHI | LS | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 1965 | 27 | CHI | LS | 17 | 14 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 7 | |||||
| 1966* | 28 | CHI | LS | 17 | 14 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1967* | 29 | CHI | LS | 17 | 14 | 5 | 73 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |||||
| 1968 | 30 | CHI | LS | 17 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1969 | 31 | RAM | LS | 17 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 46 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 1970 | 32 | RAM | SS | 17 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| 1971 | 33 | WAS | SS | 16 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 102 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -6 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| 1972 | 34 | WAS | db | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| Career | 179 | 28 | 48 | 801 | 3 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 34 | 0 | 127 | ||||||||
| 10 yrs | CHI | 136 | 0 | 37 | 643 | 3 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 100 | |||||||
| 2 yrs | RAM | 26 | 12 | 6 | 56 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 14 | |||||||
| 2 yrs | WAS | 17 | 16 | 5 | 102 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 13 | |||||||
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1970 | 32 | RAM | SS | 17 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1971 | 33 | WAS | SS | 16 | 14 | 13 | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2 | -2.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| Career | 179 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 yrs | RAM | 26 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2 yrs | WAS | 17 | 16 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -2.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
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First-Team All-Pro
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| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
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| 1962 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1963 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1963 | 1st Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1963 | 1st Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1966 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |
| 1967 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1967 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1967 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1967 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1971 | 2nd Team | All-Conf. | UPI |