John Petitbon
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |||||||
Died: | November 11, 2006 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | (aged 75)||||||
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Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 186 lb (84 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Jesuit (Louisiana) | ||||||
College: | Notre Dame | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1952 / Round: 7 / Pick: 74 | ||||||
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John Petitbon (June 4, 1931 – November 11, 2006) was an American football player.
A native of
East-West Shrine Game after his senior season in 1951.[2]
Petitbon was selected as a defensive back in the seventh round of the
1952 NFL Draft by the New York Yanks, who became the Dallas Texans for the 1952 season.[3] Petitbon, however, joined the United States Marine Corps and served in the Korean War.[4] Before the 1953 season, the Texans, who had become the Baltimore Colts, traded him to the Cleveland Browns as part of a 15-player deal, the second-largest trade in NFL history, in which the Colts received, among other players, defensive back Don Shula.[5] After returning from the Marines, Petitbon played for the Browns and was a member of their 1955 NFL championship team. Petitbon was traded to the Green Bay Packers in 1957 and retired after that season.[6]
Petitbon was selected for the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and the Louisiana High School Sports Hall of Fame, as was his younger brother Richie Petitbon, a former NFL player and coach.
After leaving football, John Petitbon entered the insurance business. He died of Alzheimer's disease in New Orleans on November 11, 2006.
References
- ^ "Jesuit Individual Records". JesuitNOLA.org. Archived from the original on November 12, 2006. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ^ "Notre Dame All-Star game participants". UND.CSTV.com. Archived from the original on December 12, 2007. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ^ "New York Yanks 1952 NFL Draft selections". DatabaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2006. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ^ "Football and America: The Korean War Honor Roll". ProFootballHoF.com. Archived from the original on January 7, 2009. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ^ "Blockbuster Trade on Halloween 1987". ProFootballHoF.com. Archived from the original on February 24, 2009. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Archived from the originalon August 18, 2000. Retrieved December 15, 2023.