Richie Petitbon
Richard Alvin Petitbon
Born: April 18, 1938
New Orleans, LA USA
Position: DB
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 206
College: Loyola (LA), Tulane
High School: Jesuit (New Orleans, LA)
Career: 1959-1972
Drafted: 1959 in Round 2, #21 overall by the Chicago Bears
Coaching record
Richie Petitbon played from 1959 to 1972 during his career with the Chicago Bears, Los Angeles Rams and Washington Redskins. Petitbon intercepted 48 passes for 801 yards in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | NFL Chicago Bears | 11 | 72 | 6.5 | 17 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 22 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Totals | 15 | 103 | 6.9 | 22 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 33 | 1 |
| 1960 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL Chicago Bears | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 43 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL Chicago Bears | 6 | 212 | 35.3 | 101 | 1 |
| 1963 | NFL Chicago Bears | 8 | 161 | 20.1 | 66 | 1 |
| 1965 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL Chicago Bears | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 20 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL Chicago Bears | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 35 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 25 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Washington Redskins | 5 | 102 | 20.4 | 42 | 0 |
| Totals | 48 | 801 | 16.7 | 101 | 3 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1967 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1969 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1970 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1971 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 2 | 3 | -6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1972 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1959 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1962 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1963 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 12 |
| 1970 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 14 | 13 |
| 1972 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 3 | 3 |
Honors
1962 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1963 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1963 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1963 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1966 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1967 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1967 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1967 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1967 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1971 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
