Richie Petitbon

Richie Petitbon
No. 17, 16
Position:Safety
Personal information
Born: (1938-04-18) April 18, 1938 (age 86)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:206 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:Jesuit
(New Orleans, Louisiana)
College:Tulane (1957–1958)
NFL draft:1959 / round: 2 / pick: 21
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
  • Washington Redskins (1978–1980)
    Defensive backs coach
  • Washington Redskins (1981–1992)
    Defensive coordinator
  • Washington Redskins (1993)
    Head coach
Career highlights and awards
As a player
As a coach
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions:48
Interception yards:801
Fumble recoveries:13
Defensive touchdowns:3
Stats at Pro Football Reference
Head coaching record
Career:4–12 (.250)
Record at Pro Football Reference

Richard Alvin Petitbon (born April 18, 1938) is an American former football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL). Petitbon first attended Loyola University New Orleans on a track and field scholarship and left after his freshman year to play college football for the Tulane Green Wave.[1] After playing as a quarterback at Tulane,[2] he played as a safety for the Chicago Bears from 1959 to 1968, the Los Angeles Rams in 1969 and 1970, and the Washington Redskins in 1971 and 1972. Petitbon recorded the second most interceptions in Bears history with 37 during his career, trailing Gary Fencik.[3] Petitbon also holds the Bears' record for the longest interception return, after scoring on a 101-yard return against the Rams in 1962.[4] As of 2019, he also holds the Bears record for the most interceptions in a game—3 against the Green Bay Packers in 1967—and most interception return yards in a season (212 in 1962).[5]

  1. ^ "Richie Petitbon". lasportshall.com. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  2. ^ "Gridiron great". Tulane News.
  3. ^ Mayer, Larry. "Tillman repeats stellar performance". Chicago Bears. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
  4. ^ "Reed rumbles 108 yards for NFL record | Longest interception returns by team". Pro Football Hall of Fame. November 24, 2008. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  5. ^ "NFL Interception Return Yards Single-Season Leaders". Pro-Football-Reference.com.