Jesse Whittenton
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| Born: | May 9, 1934 Big Spring, Texas, U.S. |
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| Died: | May 21, 2012 (aged 78) Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Cornerback |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Weight | 193 lb (88 kg) |
| College | Texas Western |
| NFL draft | 1956, round: 5, pick: 60 |
| Drafted by | Los Angeles Rams |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1956–1957 | Los Angeles Rams |
| 1958–1964 | Green Bay Packers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Pro Bowls | 2 |
Urshell James "Jesse" Whittenton (May 9, 1934 – May 21, 2012)[1] was an American professional football player who was a cornerback for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily for the Green Bay Packers. He was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame.[2] He played college football for the Texas Western Miners (now UTEP Miners).
Whittenton also played golf on the Senior PGA Tour in the late 1980s. His best finish was T-21 at the 1989 Showdown Classic.
Whittenton is one of at least 345 NFL players to be diagnosed after death with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which is caused by repeated hits to the head.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jesse Whittenton". Getz Funeral Home. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
- ^ Christl, Cliff. "Jesse Whittenton". Packers.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2023. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
- ^ "The driving force behind Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)". Concussion Legacy Foundation. Archived from the original on July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ Belson, Ken; Mueller, Benjamin (June 20, 2023). "Collective Force of Head Hits, Not Just the Number of Them, Increases Odds of C.T.E. The largest study of chronic traumatic encephalopathy to date found that the cumulative force of head hits absorbed by players in their careers is the best predictor of future brain disease". The New York Times. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Jesse Whittenton at NFL.com
- Jesse Whittenton at the PGA Tour official site
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