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S.J. Whitman

Laverne Scott Whitman Jr.

Position: DB
Height: 5-11    Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: August 17, 1926 in Hollis, OK
College: Tulsa

Career AV: 25 (3641st overall since 1950)

Drafted by the Chicago Cardinals in the 22nd round (259th overall) of the 1951 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
1951 25 CRD LS 21 12 0 7 102 0 31 7
1952 26 CRD 21 7 0 3 27 0 18 2
1953 27 2TM LDH/ 12 0 3 39 0 30 0 2 0 0 9
CRD 21 3 0 1 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 1
CHI LDH 22 9 0 2 36 0 30 0 1 0 0 8
1954 28 CHI LDH 22 8 0 5 117 1 38 8
Career 39 0 18 285 1 38 0 2 0 0 26
3 yrs CRD 22 0 11 132 0 31 0 1 0 0 10
2 yrs CHI 17 0 7 153 1 38 0 1 0 0 16

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1954 28 CHI LDH 22 8 0 1 1 6
Career 39 0 1 1 6

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Non-Offensive TDs

1954 NFL 1 (7)

Interceptions

1951 NFL 7 (7)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1951 NFL 102 (9)
1954 NFL 117 (5)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1954 NFL 1 (3)

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