Richie Petitbon

Richie Petitbon
No. 17, 16
Position:	Safety
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1938-04-18) April 18, 1938
Place of birth:	New Orleans, Louisiana
Career information
College:	Tulane
NFL draft:	1959 / Round: 2 / Pick: 21
Career history
Chicago Bears (1959–1968) Los Angeles Rams (1969–1970) Washington Redskins (1971–1972)
Career highlights and awards
4× Pro Bowl selection (1962, 1963, 1966, 1967) 1× First-team All-Pro selection (1963) 2× All-Pro selection (1962, 1967)
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions:	50
Interception yards:	801
Touchdowns:	3
Stats at NFL.com

Richard Alvin Petitbon (born April 18, 1938) is a former American football safety and head coach of the Washington Redskins of the National Football League. After playing college football at Loyola of the South and Tulane, he played for the Chicago Bears from 1959 to 1968, the Los Angeles Rams in 1969 and 1970, and the Washington Redskins in 1971 and 1972. Petitbon recorded the second most interceptions in Bears history with 38 during his career, trailing Gary Fencik.^[1] Petitbon also holds the Bears record for the longest interception return, after scoring on a 101-yard return against the Rams in 1962.^[2]

He returned to the Redskins in 1978 as secondary coach under Jack Pardee. From 1981 to 1992, he was the Redskins' defensive coordinator under head coach Joe Gibbs, either alone or sharing the job with Larry Peccatiello. During this time period, Petibone was considered one of the top coordinators in football. When Gibbs initially retired in 1993, Petibone was named his successor. He did not find the same success as a head coach, lasting only one season. Aging and underachieving, the team finished 4-12 and Petibon was dismissed by Redskins owner Jack Kent Cooke in favor of arch rival Dallas Cowboys offensive coordinator Norv Turner. Following his firing, Petibone never took another job in the NFL.

His brother, John Petitbon, also played in the NFL. Both Petitbon brothers are members of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and the Louisiana High School Sports Hall of Fame.^[3]

References

^ Mayer, Larry. "Tillman repeats stellar performance".
^ "Reed rumbles 108 yards for NFL record | Longest interception returns by team".
^ NOLA.com

External links

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Doc Urich	Washington Redskins Defensive Coordinator 1981–1992	Succeeded by Larry Peccatiello

Boston Braves / Boston Redskins / Washington Redskins head coaches

Lud Wray (1932)
William Dietz (1933–1934)
Eddie Casey (1935)
Ray Flaherty (1936–1942)
Dutch Bergman (1943)
Dudley DeGroot (1944–1945)
Turk Edwards (1946–1948)
John Whelchel (1949)
Herman Ball (1949–1951)
Dick Todd (1951)
Curly Lambeau (1952–1953)
Joe Kuharich (1954–1958)
Mike Nixon (1959–1960)
Bill McPeak (1961–1965)
Otto Graham (1966–1968)
Vince Lombardi (1969)
Bill Austin (1970)
George Allen (1971–1977)
Jack Pardee (1978–1980)
Joe Gibbs (1981–1992)
Richie Petitbon (1993)
Norv Turner (1994–2000)
Terry Robiskie (2000)
Marty Schottenheimer (2001)
Steve Spurrier (2002–2003)
Joe Gibbs (2004–2007)
Jim Zorn (2008–2009)
Mike Shanahan (2010–2013)
Jay Gruden (2014–present)

Richie Petitbon—championships, awards, and honors

Chicago Bears 1963 NFL Champions

Washington Redskins Super Bowl XVII Champions

Washington Redskins Super Bowl XXII Champions

6 Ali Haji-Sheikh 10 Jay Schroeder 11 Mark Rypien 12 Steve Cox 17 Doug Williams (MVP) 23 Todd Bowles 24 Kelvin Bryant 26 Craig McEwen 28 Darrell Green 29 Reggie Branch 30 Anthony Allen 31 Clarence Vaughn 32 Vernon Dean 34 Brian Davis 35 Keith Griffin 36 Timmy Smith 38 George Rogers 40 Alvin Walton 41 Tim Morrison 45 Barry Wilburn 46 Dennis Woodberry 50 Ravin Caldwell 51 Monte Coleman 52 Neal Olkewicz 53 Jeff Bostic 54 Kurt Gouveia 55 Mel Kaufman 57 Rich Milot 58 David Jones 61 Rick Kehr 63 Raleigh McKenzie 64 Steve Hamilton 65 Dave Butz 66 Joe Jacoby 67 Kit Lathrop 68 Russ Grimm 69 R. C. Thielemann 71 Charles Mann 72 Dexter Manley 73 Mark May 74 Markus Koch 76 Ed Simmons 77 Darryl Grant 78 Dean Hamel 80 Eric Yarber 81 Art Monk 82 Anthony Jones 83 Ricky Sanders 84 Gary Clark 85 Don Warren 86 Clint Didier 87 Terry Orr 88 Joe Caravello 89 Clarence Verdin

Head Coach: Joe Gibbs Coaches: Chuck Banker Don Breaux Joe Bugel Joe Diange Dan Henning Bill Hickman Paul Lanham Larry Peccatiello Richie Petitbon Jerry Rhome Dan Riley Warren Simmons Charley Taylor Emmitt Thomas LaVern Torgeson

Washington Redskins Super Bowl XXVI Champions

80 Greatest Redskins

21 Terry Allen RB 1995–98
56 LaVar Arrington LB 2000–05
41 Mike Bass CB 1969–75
20 Cliff Battles B 1932–37
33 Sammy Baugh QB 1937–52
31 Don Bosseler FB 1957–64
53 Jeff Bostic C 1980–93
4 Mike Bragg P 1968–79
80 Gene Brito DE 1951–53, 1955–58
43 Larry Brown RB 1969–76
77 Bill Brundige DE 1970–77
65 Dave Butz DT 1975–88
21 Earnest Byner RB 1989–93
84 Gary Clark WR 1985–92
51 Monte Coleman LB 1979–94
53 Al DeMao C 1945–53
36 Chuck Drazenovich LB 1950–59
35 Bill Dudley RB 1950–51, 1953
17 Turk Edwards T 1932–40
44 Andy Farkas FB 1938–44
37 Pat Fischer CB 1968–77
28 Darrell Green CB 1983–2002
68 Russ Grimm G 1981–91
55 Chris Hanburger LB 1965–78
57 Ken Harvey LB 1994–98
56 Len Hauss C 1964–77
75 Terry Hermeling OT 1970–80
27 Ken Houston S 1973–80
70 Sam Huff LB 1964–67, 1969
66 Joe Jacoby T/G 1981–93
47 Dick James RB 1955–63
76 Jon Jansen OT 1999–08
80 Roy Jefferson WR 1971–76
9 Sonny Jurgensen QB 1964–74
22 Charlie Justice RB 1950, 1952–54
17 Billy Kilmer QB 1971–78
26 Paul Krause DB 1964–67
79 Jim Lachey T 1988–95
14 Eddie LeBaron QB 1952–53, 1955–59
72 Dexter Manley DE 1981–89
71 Charles Mann DE 1983–93
58 Wilber Marshall LB 1988–92
73 Mark May T 1981–89
79 Ron McDole DE 1971–78
63 Raleigh McKenzie G 1985–94
53 Harold McLinton LB 1969–78
40 Wayne Millner E 1936–41, 1945
49 Bobby Mitchell FL 1962–68
30 Brian Mitchell RB 1990–99
81 Art Monk WR 1980–93
3 Mark Moseley K 1974–86
29 Mark Murphy S 1977–84
21 Mike Nelms KR 1980–84
52 Neal Olkewicz LB 1979–89
23 Brig Owens LB 1966–77
26 Clinton Portis RB 2004–10
65 Vince Promuto G 1960–70
44 John Riggins RB 1976–79, 1981–85
11 Mark Rypien QB 1987–93
60 Chris Samuels OT 2000–09
83 Ricky Sanders WR 1986–93
76 Ed Simmons T 1987–93
87 Jerry Smith TE 1965–77
60 Dick Stanfel G 1956–58
74 George Starke T 1973–84
72 Diron Talbert DT 1971–80
42 Charley Taylor WR 1964–77
84 Hugh Taylor WR 1947–54
21 Sean Taylor S 2004–07
7 Joe Theismann QB 1974–85
67 Rusty Tillman LB 1970–77
85 Don Warren TE 1979–92
25 Joe Washington RB 1981–84
17 Doug Williams QB 1986–89

Administration

George Allen Head Coach 1971–77
Bobby Beathard General Manager 1978–89
Joe Bugel Offensive Line Coach 1981–89, 04–09
Ray Flaherty Head Coach 1936–42
Joe Gibbs Head Coach 1981–92
Richie Petitbon Defensive Coordinator 1978–92

Richie Petitbon

Richie Petitbon

References

External links

Categories

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Suggestions

1993 Washington Redskins season

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