Dave Whitsell
David Andrew Whitsell
Born: June 14, 1936
Shelby, MI USA
Deceased: October 7, 1999
Kenner, LA
Position: DB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 189
College: Indiana
High School: Shelby (MI)
Career: 1958-1969
Drafted: 1958 in Round 24, #289 overall by the Detroit Lions
Dave Whitsell played from 1958 to 1969 during his career with the Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions and New Orleans Saints. Whitsell intercepted 46 passes for 662 yards in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Totals | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 14 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 23 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 23 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL Chicago Bears | 6 | 123 | 20.5 | 52 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL Chicago Bears | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 26 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL Chicago Bears | 6 | 61 | 10.2 | 39 | 1 |
| 1964 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 41 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL Chicago Bears | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 32 | 1 |
| 1966 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 21 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 10 | 178 | 17.8 | 41 | 2 |
| 1968 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 6 | 44 | 7.3 | 32 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Totals | 46 | 662 | 14.4 | 52 | 4 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1963 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1965 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1963 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1965 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1967 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1968 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 11 | 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 | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 0 |
Honors
1967 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1967 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1967 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
