Don Ettinger
Donald Nesbit Ettinger
Born: November 20, 1922
Independence, MO USA
Deceased: February 13, 1992
Cookeville, TN
Position: LB-G
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 213
College: Kansas
High School: Sunflower (KS)
Career: 1948-1954
Drafted: 1948 in Round 19, #166 overall by the New York Giants
Don Ettinger played from 1948 to 1954 during his career with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, New York Giants, Saskatchewan Roughriders and Toronto Argonauts. Ettinger intercepted 9 passes for 53 yards in his career.
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Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | Pts. | 1951 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 40 | 34 | 85.0 | 11 | 4 | 36.4 | 1 | 47 | 1952 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1953 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFL | 40 | 53 | 132.5 | 11 | 4 | 36.4 | 1 | 66 | |
| Totals | 40 | 53 | 132.5 | 11 | 4 | 36.4 | 1 | 66 |
Punt Returns:
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1948 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 | 1949 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 | 1954 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 22 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFL | 4 | 21 | 5.2 | 12 | 0 | |
| CFL | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 22 | 1 | |
| Totals | 9 | 53 | 5.9 | 22 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1948 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1949 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 1951 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 1 | 47 | 1952 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 1953 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1954 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| CFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 71 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 72 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1948 | NFL | New York Giants | 10 | 2 | 1949 | NFL | New York Giants | 11 | 4 | 1950 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 2 | 1951 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 14 | 1952 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 12 | 12 | 1953 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 14 | 1954 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 12 |
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Honors
1948 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1951 - CFL CFL West All-Star
1952 - CFL CFL East All-Star (1st Team)
1952 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1953 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1954 - CFL CFL East All-Star
