C. L. Whittington

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C. L. Whittington
Biographical details
Born (1952-08-01) August 1, 1952 (age 72)
Beaumont, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
1970–1973 Prairie View A&M
1974–1976 Houston Oilers
1978 Houston Oilers
Position(s) Defensive back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1995–1996 Frankfurt Galaxy (DL)
1999 Houston Outlaws (LB)
2003 Prairie View A&M
Head coaching record
Overall1–10

Columbus Lorenzo Whittington (born August 1, 1952) is an American former professional football player and coach. He played as a defensive back for the Houston Oilers of the National Football League (NFL).

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Whittington served as the head football coach at Prairie View A&M University for one season in 2003, compiling a record of 1–10. Whittington played college football for the |Prairie View A&M Panthers from 1970 to 1973 and then played in the NFL with the Oilers. After his playing career, he served as the head coach for Prairie View A&M for one season in 2003, compiling a record of 1–10. He became the defensive back coach at Hallsville High School.[ citation needed ]

Early life

Whittington grew up in Beaumont, Texas, and attended Charlton-Pollard High School. [1]

Playing career

Whittington played at Prairie View A&M University from 1970 to 1973 under head coach each year of his college career: Alexander Durley in 1970, Jim Hillyer in 1971, Theophilus Danzy in 1972, and Cornelius Cooper in 1973. He later played for the Houston Oilers in the NFL as a defensive back from 1974 to 1978, playing in no less than 12 games each season. [2] [3]

Coaching career

Prairie View A&M

Whittington was the 22nd head football coach at Prairie View A&M University in Prairie View, Texas and he held that position for the 2003 season. His record at Prairie View was 1–10. [4] [5]

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Prairie View A&M Panthers (Southwestern Athletic Conference)(2003)
2003 Prairie View A&M 1–100–75th (West)
Prairie View A&M:1–100–7
Total:1–10

References

  1. ↑ "C.L. Whittington Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  2. ↑ USA Today Sports, Whittington introduced as new Prairie View football coach
  3. ↑ Database Football NFL Statistics [usurped] , C. L Whittington
  4. ↑ Prairie View A&M University coaching records Archived January 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ "Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical University Directory". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011.


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