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Jesse Whittenton

Jesse Whittenton
No. 44, 47
Born:(1934-05-09)May 9, 1934
Big Spring, Texas, U.S.
Died:May 21, 2012(2012-05-21) (aged 78)
Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)Cornerback
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight193 lb (88 kg)
CollegeTexas Western
NFL draft1956, round: 5, pick: 60
Drafted byLos Angeles Rams
Career history
As player
1956–1957Los Angeles Rams
1958–1964Green Bay Packers
Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowls2

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

  1. ^ "Jesse Whittenton". Getz Funeral Home. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
  2. ^ Christl, Cliff. "Jesse Whittenton". Packers.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2023. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  3. ^ "The driving force behind Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)". Concussion Legacy Foundation. Archived from the original on July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  4. ^ 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.


Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Whittenton