Richie Petitbon

Richie Petitbon
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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
As player:
As coach:
  • Washington Redskins (19811992)
    Defensive Coordinator
  • Washington Redskins (1993)
    Head coach
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Tackles: 1,048
Interceptions: 50
Interception yards: 801
Touchdowns: 3
Player 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, Petitbon was considered one of the top coordinators in football. When Gibbs initially retired in 1993, Petitbon 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 archrival Dallas Cowboys offensive coordinator Norv Turner. Following his firing, Petitbon 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]

Head coaching record

Team Year Regular season Postseason
WonLostTiesWin %Finish Won Lost Win % Result
WAS1993 4120.2505th in NFC East

References


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