Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Yds IntTD Lng Fmb FR Yds FRTD Sk Sfty AV Awards
1958 22 DET NFL DB 12 0 1 29 0 29 1 1 0 0 0.0 0
1959 23 DET NFL DB 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
1960 24 DET NFL DB 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 1
1961 25 CHI NFL RCB 14 14 6 123 0 52 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 8
1962 26 CHI NFL RCB 14 14 5 45 0 26 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 8
1963 27 CHI NFL RCB 14 13 6 61 1 39 1 1 21 0 0.0 0 9
1964 28 CHI NFL RCB 14 14 2 57 0 41 1 3 0 0 0.0 0 5
1965 29 CHI NFL RCB 14 14 4 67 1 32 0 2 13 0 0.0 0 8
1966 30 CHI NFL RCB 14 14 3 44 0 21 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 8
1967 31 NOR NFL RCB 14 13 10 178 2 41 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 11 PB,AP-2
1968 32 NOR NFL FS 14 13 6 44 0 32 0 2 6 0 0.0 0 7
1969 33 NOR NFL FS 14 12 3 14 0 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 4
12 Yrs 161 124 46 662 4 52 3 9 40 0 0.0 0 69
17 Game Avg 17 13 5 70 0 52 0 1 4 0 0.0 0 7
CHI (6 Yrs) 84 83 26 397 2 52 2 6 34 0 0.0 0 46
NOR (3 Yrs) 42 38 19 236 2 41 0 2 6 0 0.0 0 22
DET (3 Yrs) 35 3 1 29 0 29 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 1
Defense & Fumbles Table
Def Interceptions Fumbles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Yds IntTD Lng PD Fmb FR Yds FRTD Sk Comb Sfty Awards
1963 27 CHI NFL RCB 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
1 Yr 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
17 Game Avg 17 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
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Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing Receiving Scrimmage
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds TD R/G Y/G Touch Y/Tch YScm RRTD Fmb Awards
1963 27 CHI NFL RCB 14 13 1 -8 0 -8 -8.0 -0.6 0.1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 -8.0 -8 0 1
1964 28 CHI NFL RCB 14 14 1 14 0 14 14.0 1.0 0.1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 14.0 14 0 1
1968 32 NOR NFL FS 14 13 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 -0.1 0.1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 -1.0 -1 0 0
12 Yrs 161 124 3 5 0 14 1.7 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 1.7 5 0 3
17 Game Avg 17 13 0 1 0 14 1.7 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.2 1 0 0
CHI (6 Yrs) 84 83 2 6 0 14 3.0 0.1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 3.0 6 0 2
NOR (3 Yrs) 42 38 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 -1.0 -1 0 0
DET (3 Yrs) 35 3 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 1
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Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Ret Yds PRTD Lng Ret Yds KRTD Lng Y/Ret APYd Awards
1958 22 DET NFL DB 12 0 0 0 0 0 3 63 0 23 21.0 92
1968 32 NOR NFL FS 14 13 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 49
12 Yrs 161 124 0 0 0 0 4 63 0 23 15.8 770
17 Game Avg 17 13 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 2 15.8 81
CHI (6 Yrs) 84 83 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 437
NOR (3 Yrs) 42 38 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 241
DET (3 Yrs) 35 3 0 0 0 0 3 63 0 23 21.0 92

Scoring Summary

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PAT FG
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PRTD KRTD FRTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM XPA FGM FGA Sfty Pts Pts/G Awards
1963 27 CHI NFL RCB 14 13 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.4
1965 29 CHI NFL RCB 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.4
1967 31 NOR NFL RCB 14 13 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.9 PB,AP-2
1968 32 NOR NFL FS 14 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.4
12 Yrs 161 124 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0.2
17 Game Avg 17 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0.2
CHI (6 Yrs) 84 83 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.1
NOR (3 Yrs) 42 38 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0.4
DET (3 Yrs) 35 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Hall of Fame Monitor

PFR HOF Monitor: 32.03 (155th among DB, average HOF DB is 98.02)

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Dave Whitsell born?

Dave Whitsell was born on June 14, 1936.

Where was Dave Whitsell born?

Dave Whitsell was born in Shelby, MI.

How tall was Dave Whitsell?

Dave Whitsell was 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

How much did Dave Whitsell weigh when playing?

Dave Whitsell weighed 189 lbs (85 kg) when playing.

Is Dave Whitsell in the Hall of Fame?

Dave Whitsell has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

How many games did Dave Whitsell play?

Dave Whitsell played 161 games over his career.

How many interception return yards did Dave Whitsell have?

Dave Whitsell had 662 interception return yards over his career.

How many Super Bowls has Dave Whitsell won?

Dave Whitsell never won a Super Bowl.

When did Dave Whitsell retire?

Dave Whitsell last played in 1969.