Don Ettinger

Interceptions:	4
Fumble recoveries:	3
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Don Ettinger
No. 74
Position:	Linebacker / Guard
Personal information
Born:	November 20, 1921; Independence, Missouri, U.S.
Died:	February 13, 1992 (aged 69); Cookeville, Tennessee, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
College:	Kansas
NFL draft:	1948 / round: 19 / pick: 166
Career history
	New York Giants (1948–1950); Saskatchewan Roughriders (1951); Toronto Argonauts (1952–1953); Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1954);
Career highlights and awards
	Grey Cup (40th); 4× Canadian All-Star (1951–1954);
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions:
Interceptions:	4
Fumble recoveries:	3
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Donald Nesbit Ettinger (November 20, 1921 – February 13, 1992) was an American football player. He was born in Independence, Missouri. Nicknamed "Red Dog", Ettinger played college football for the University of Kansas and later the National Football League (NFL)'s New York Giants.^[1] He finished his career in Canadian football, where he was a four-time All-Star and won the 40th Grey Cup.

Ettinger is credited for inventing the blitz.^[2]

^ "DON ETTINGER". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
^ BabyTate (August 6, 2008). "Five Brutal Defensive Alignments That Changed College Football Forever". Bleacher Report, Inc. Retrieved October 12, 2012.