DeWayne Patmon
No. 28 | |||
---|---|---|---|
Position: | San Diego, California, U.S. | ||
Career information | |||
College: | Michigan | ||
Undrafted: | 2001 | ||
Career history | |||
Career highlights and awards | |||
Career NFL statistics | |||
| |||
Player stats at NFL.com |
DeWayne Nelson Patmon (born April 25, 1979) is a former American football player. He played as a defensive back for University of Michigan from 1997 to 2000 where he won a national championship and three Big Ten Conference championships and for the New York Giants from 2001 to 2002. He has also had small parts in a pair of Hollywood film productions.
Early years
Patmon attended
University of Michigan
Patmon enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1997.[3] He played four years with the Wolverines, from 1997 to 2000, and recorded 186 tackles, including 137 solo tackles.[4] He is tied for fourth all-time-time at the Michigan with 11 career pass interceptions.[4]
As a freshman, he played in seven games, and started one game at
When Michigan's 1998
Patmon continued to play at
Patmon's final game for Michigan was the 2001 Florida Citrus Bowl in which Michigan defeated Auburn, 31–28. In the Citrus Bowl, Patmon and sophomore safety Julius Curry each "made key interceptions to halt Auburn drives into Michigan territory."[13]
New York Giants
Patmon went undrafted in the
After playing his first game for the Giants against the Denver Broncos, Patmon flew with the team to Newark on September 11, 2001, arriving at 6:00 a.m., before the attack on the World Trade Center. Interviewed by the San Diego Union-Tribune, Patmon said, "You can still see all the smoke in the sky from here ... Time is standing still right now. You don't think about the NFL or losing a game to the Broncos at a time like this ... A lot of people are suffering right now. It puts everything else in perspective."[17]
Patmon played for the Giants in 2001 and 2002, but was waived in March 2003.[18]
Motion pictures
Following his football career, Patmon appeared as a football player in both the 2004 film Friday Night Lights and the 2005 film Two for the Money.[19][20]
References
- ^ ProQuest 271576602.
- ^ Chris Jenkins (1997-09-11). "Henry alum Patmon a Wolverine at heart". The San Diego Union-Tribune. p. D.2.
- ProQuest 271756947.
- ^ a b "Michigan Football Statistic Archive Query Page". University of Michigan. Archived from the original on 2007-11-12.
- ^ "1997 Football Team". The Regents of the University of Michigan. 2007-04-09. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ^ "Wolverines Shouldn't Wait 50 Years For Next Title". The Daily Herald, Tyrone, PA (AP story). 1998-08-15.
- ^ "Plus: College Football; Michigan Safety Out 2 More Games". The New York Times. 1998-10-10.
- ^ a b "1998 Football Team". The Regents of the University of Michigan. 2007-04-09. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ^ "Michigan strips safety of title as team captain". The Post-Standard, Syracuse, NY. 1998-10-13.("Patmon, a sophomore, made 16 tackles and two interceptions in the first three games of Ray's five game suspension. Carr said the job is Patmon's to lose.")
- ^ "Coach Carr Comments from Weekly Press Conference". University of Michigan. 1998-09-28.
- ^ "1999 Football Team". The Regents of the University of Michigan. 2007-04-09. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ^ a b "2000 Football Team". The Regents of the University of Michigan. 2007-04-09. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ^ "Michigan's Bowl Game History: 2001 Citrus Bowl". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library.
- ^ "Transactions". The New York Times. 2001-04-28. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ^ ProQuest 265834230.
- ^ Pennington, Bill (2001-09-03). "Pro Football; Giants, Tired of Waiting, Release Bennett". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ^ Tom Shanahan (2001-09-12). "San Diegan watches terrorism in wonder". San Diego Union - Tribune. p. C.4.
- ^ "Sports Wire". Intelligencer, Doylestown, PA. 2003-03-13.("The Giants signed cornerback Ray Green and waived safety DeWayne Patmon.")
- ^ "Dewayne Patmon". IMDb. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- All Movie Guide. 2012. Archived from the originalon 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
External links
- DeWayne Patmon at IMDb