![]() Patton on a 1961 trading card | |||||||||
No. 20 | |||||||||
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Position: | Safety | ||||||||
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Born: | Greenville, Mississippi, U.S. | September 29, 1933||||||||
Died: | December 22, 1972 Villa Rica, Georgia, U.S. | (aged 39)||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 183 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Greenville (MS) E. E. Bass | ||||||||
College: | Ole Miss | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1955 / Round: 8 / Pick: 92 | ||||||||
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James Russell Patton (born September 29, 1933 – December 22, 1972) was an American professional football player who was a defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants. He was a five-time Pro Bowl selection and five-time first-team All-Pro.[1]