Jesse Whittenton
Urshell James "Jesse" Whittenton (May 9, 1934 – May 21, 2012)[1] was an American football player who played nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL), mainly for the Green Bay Packers.
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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 |
| Honors | Packers Hall of Fame |
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.[2][3]
References
- "Jesse Whittenton". Getz Funeral Home. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
- "The driving force behind Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)". Concussion Legacy Foundation. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- Ken Belson and Benjamin Mueller (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.
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