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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
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 Draft
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View Details For: 2 Regular Season TDs Scored
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1956 | 22 | RAM | RDH | 12 | 12 | 3 | 83 | 1 | 32 | ||||||||||
| 1957 | 23 | RAM | RDH | 12 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 31 | ||||||||||
| 1958 | 24 | GNB | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 1959 | 25 | GNB | RDH | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1960 | 26 | GNB | RCB | 12 | 0 | 6 | 101 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1961*+ | 27 | GNB | RCB | 14 | 0 | 5 | 98 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1962 | 28 | GNB | RCB | 14 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1963* | 29 | GNB | RCB | 14 | 0 | 4 | 90 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1964 | 30 | GNB | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 112 | 12 | 24 | 443 | 2 | 52 | 0 | 10 | 47 | 0 | |||||||||
| 7 yrs | GNB | 88 | 0 | 20 | 329 | 1 | 52 | 0 | 10 | 47 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 yrs | STL | 24 | 12 | 4 | 114 | 1 | 32 | ||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1956 | 22 | RAM | RDH | 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 | |||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1956 | 22 | RAM | RDH | 12 | 12 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1961*+ | 27 | GNB | RCB | 14 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 112 | 12 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||||||
| 7 yrs | GNB | 88 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 2 yrs | STL | 24 | 12 | 1 | 6 |
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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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
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1959 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL 1960 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL 1960 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL 1961 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 1961 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL 1961 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL 1961 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL |