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Richie Petitbon

Richard Alvin Petitbon

Position: DB
Height: 6-3    Weight: 206 lbs.
Born: April 18, 1938 in New Orleans, LA
College: Loyola (LA), Tulane

4-time Pro Bowler & 1-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 2nd round (21st overall) of the 1959 Draft

Coaching Record

17 17 16

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1959 21 CHI LDH 17 12 0 3 52 1 33 1 0 0 0
1960 22 CHI LS 17 12 0 2 0 0 0
1961 23 CHI LS 17 14 0 5 71 0 43
1962* 24 CHI LS 17 14 0 6 212 1 101 1 1 23 0
1963*+ 25 CHI LS 17 14 0 8 161 1 66 0 2 0 0
1964 26 CHI LS 17 14 0 0 2 0 0
1965 27 CHI LS 17 14 0 2 22 0 18 0 1 8 0
1966* 28 CHI LS 17 14 0 4 34 0 20
1967* 29 CHI LS 17 14 0 5 73 0 35 0 1 0 0
1968 30 CHI LS 17 14 0 2 18 0 18
1969 31 RAM LS 17 12 12 5 46 0 25 0 1 4 0
1970 32 RAM SS 17 14 0 1 10 0 10 0 1 0 0
1971 33 WAS SS 16 14 13 5 102 0 42 2 3 -6 0
1972 34 WAS 16 3 3 0 1 5 0
Career 179 28 48 801 3 101 4 13 34 0
10 yrs CHI 136 0 37 643 3 101 2 7 31 0
2 yrs RAM 26 12 6 56 0 25 0 2 4 0
2 yrs WAS 17 16 5 102 0 42 2 4 -1 0

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1959 21 CHI LDH 17 12 0 11 72 0 17 6.5 4 68 0 28 17.0 140
1960 22 CHI LS 17 12 0 2 22 0 22 11.0 22
1961 23 CHI LS 17 14 0 2 9 0 7 4.5 9
Career 179 28 15 103 0 22 6.9 4 68 0 28 17.0 172

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · GameLog · Playoffs
Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G 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

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1959 21 CHI LDH 17 12 0 1 6
1962* 24 CHI LS 17 14 0 1 6
1963*+ 25 CHI LS 17 14 0 1 6
Career 179 28 3 18

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1962
1963
1966
1967

1st-team All-Pro

1963

Non-Offensive TDs

1959 NFL 1 (2)
1962 NFL 1 (8)
1963 NFL 1 (3)

Fumble Return Yds

1962 NFL 23 (10)

Interceptions

1962 NFL 6 (9)
1963 NFL 8 (3)
1969 NFL 5 (7)
Career 48 (38)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1962 NFL 212 (1-- 51)
1963 NFL 161 (5)
Career 801 (24)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1959 NFL 1 (1)
1962 NFL 1 (1)
1963 NFL 1 (2)
Career 3 (107)

Long Intercep. Return

1962 NFL 101 (1-- 14)
1963 NFL 66 (7)

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1962 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1963 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1963 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1963 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1966 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1967 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1967 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1967 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL
1967 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL
1971 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.