Warren Livingston

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Warren Livingston
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Position: Cornerback
Personal information
Born:(July 5, 1938 84)
Eufaula, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died:(September 14, 2022)
Tempe, Arizona, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school: Mesa (Mesa, Arizona)
College: Arizona
Undrafted: 1961
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played - started:67 - 60
Interceptions:10
Fumble recoveries:6
Player stats at PFR

Warren Livingston (born July 5, 1938) is a former professional American football cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at the University of Arizona.

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Early years

Livingston attended Mesa High School where he first began to play football and was a two-way player. He was named to the All-state team at halfback in his last 2 years. In track, he set the school long jump record and was a 3-time state champion.

He accepted a scholarship from the University of Arizona, where he became a three-year starter. He was a two-way player and a versatile athlete, that in games was used as a running back, cornerback and wide receiver.

In 1959, he received All-Border Conference honors after averaging 6.7 yards per carry and leading his team in rushing with 380 yards, while his teammate Walt Mince had a 6.1-yard average. [1]

In 1960, although he was more focused on defense, he set a school record with an 80-yard punt return against the University of Colorado Boulder. He also had one of his best games against the three touchdown favored Arizona State University team, that was looking to win a fifth Territorial Cup in a row. In the game, he had a 60-yard touchdown in a 35-7 upset. [2]

Livingston also was a part of the track and field team, where he competed in the long jump, high jump and sprints. His 24 feet long jump in 1960, made him the third best jumper in school history. He highjumped 6-1. He won several scholastic honors while studying engineering.

In 1991, he was inducted into the University of Arizona Sports Hall of Fame.

Professional career

Livingston was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys, after not being selected in the 1961 NFL draft. He was moved to cornerback and became a starter as a rookie, until suffering a serious fracture on his left arm against the St. Louis Cardinals and being placed on the injured reserve list on November 6. He was named to the NFL All-rookie team at the end of the year.

In 1962, he missed most of the pre-season with another injury to the same arm, which limited him to play in only 3 games during the regular season. The next year, he was named the starter at free safety, because he was considered a great open field tackler.

In 1964, he was moved back to cornerback and although he was waived on September 3, [3] he was later re-signed and did not miss any games, splitting time (7 starts) with Don Bishop at right cornerback. The next two years he was the regular starter at right cornerback.

Livingston experienced a difficult 1966 NFL Championship Game against the Green Bay Packers, where he was targeted on key third down plays that would impact the final result. [4] He was released on September 5, 1967, after being passed on the depth chart by Mike Johnson. [5]

Personal life

After football, he received a master's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Arizona and worked for Motorola until his retirement in 1994. [6]

His brother Andy Livingston was a running back in the NFL for the Chicago Bears and the New Orleans Saints. [7] [8]

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  2. ↑ "They said it: Ex-Wildcats, Devils discuss Territorial Cup rivalry" . Retrieved February 19, 2017.
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  5. ↑ "Pro Gridders Feel The Ax" . Retrieved February 19, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Ex-footballer weathered racial storms in Valley" . Retrieved February 19, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Brother duo combined to play 12 seasons in NFL". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Andy Livingston". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
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