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Jesse Whittenton

Urshell Jesse Whittenton

Position: DB
Height: 6-0    Weight: 193 lbs.
Born: May 9, 1934 in Big Spring, TX
College: Texas-El Paso

Career AV: 60 (881st overall since 1950)

2-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 5th round (60th overall) of the 1956 NFL Draft.

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Defense & Fumbles

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 AV
1956 22 RAM RDH 44 12 12 3 83 1 32 5
1957 23 RAM RDH 44 12 0 1 31 0 31 6
1958 24 GNB 47 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1
1959 25 GNB RDH 47 12 0 0 2 45 0 7
1960 26 GNB RCB 47 12 0 6 101 0 52 0 2 0 0 13
1961*+ 27 GNB RCB 47 14 0 5 98 1 41 0 1 0 0 15
1962 28 GNB RCB 47 14 0 3 40 0 36 0 2 0 0 8
1963* 29 GNB RCB 47 14 0 4 90 0 33 0 1 0 0 12
1964 30 GNB 47 14 0 1 0 0 0 1
Career 112 12 24 443 2 52 0 10 47 0 68
7 yrs GNB 88 0 20 329 1 52 0 10 47 0 57
2 yrs RAM 24 12 4 114 1 32 11

Kick & Punt Returns

Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1956 22 RAM RDH 44 12 12 10 21 0 10 2.1 4 85 0 27 21.3 106
Career 112 12 10 21 0 10 2.1 4 85 0 27 21.3 106

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1956 22 RAM RDH 44 12 12 1 1 6
1961*+ 27 GNB RCB 47 14 0 1 1 6
Career 112 12 2 2 12
7 yrs GNB 88 0 1 1 6
2 yrs RAM 24 12 1 1 6

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Pro Bowls

1961
1963

First-Team All-Pro

1961

Non-Offensive TDs

1956 NFL 1 (5)
1961 NFL 1 (10)

Fumble Return Yds

1959 NFL 45 (2)

Interceptions

1960 NFL 6 (7)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1960 NFL 101 (7)
Career 443 (198)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1956 NFL 1 (2)
1961 NFL 1 (5)

Long Intercep. Return

1960 NFL 52 (6)

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

1959Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
1960Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL
1961Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL