Don EttingerEttinger, Donald Nesbit (Red)Height: 6-2 Weight: 215 Born: November 20, 1921 Independence, MO Died: February 13, 1992 Cookeville, TN High School: Sunflower (KS) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Kansas | |
| 1941 | Kansas | Lettered |
| 1946 | Kansas | Lettered |
| 1947 | Kansas | Lettered |
| Draft: 11th round (59th overall) 1948 Baltimore Colts; 19th round (166th overall) 1948 New York Giants |
| Military Service: United States Army |
| Relatives: Father of Jack Ettinger; father of Jim Ettinger |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 New York Giants (NFL)1948 NYG NFL | 74 | ROG-RDG-C-LB-LOG-LDG | 12 | 8 |
| 1949 New York Giants (NFL)1949 NYG NFL | 74 | LLB-LOG | 12 | 12 |
| 1950 New York Giants (NFL)1950 NYG NFL | 74 | LOG-LOT | 12 | 2 |
| 1951 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1951 SAS WIFU | 74 | C | 14 | |
| 1952 Toronto Argonauts (IRFU)1952 TOR IRFU | 40 | C | 12 | 12 |
| 1953 Toronto Argonauts (IRFU)1953 TOR IRFU | 40 | LB | 14 | |
| 1954 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1954 HAM IRFU | 55 | LB | 12 | |
| 3 Years (NFL)3 Years NFL | 36 | 22 | ||
| 4 Years (CFL)4 Years CFL | 52 | 12 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 12/16/1947 | 1948 Baltimore Colts (AAFC)1948 BAL AAFC |
| Draft | 12/19/1947 | 1948 New York Giants (NFL)1948 NYG NFL |
| Signed | 1948 New York Giants (NFL)1948 NYG NFL | |
| Free Agent | 5/1/1949 | 1948 New York Giants (NFL)1948 NYG NFL |
| Signed | 7/11/1949 | 1949 New York Giants (NFL)1949 NYG NFL |
| Free Agent | 5/1/1951 | 1950 New York Giants (NFL)1950 NYG NFL |
| Signed | 7/11/1951 | 1951 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1951 SAS WIFU |
| Free Agent | 1951 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1951 SAS WIFU | |
| Signed | 1952 Toronto Argonauts (IRFU)1952 TOR IRFU | |
| Traded | 1954 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1954 HAM IRFU | |
| Free Agent | 1954 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1954 HAM IRFU |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Toronto Argonauts (IRFU)1952 TOR IRFU | 0 | 17 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| 1953 Toronto Argonauts (IRFU)1953 TOR IRFU | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1954 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1954 HAM IRFU | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1951 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1951 SAS WIFU | 0 | 34 | 40 | 85.0 | - | - | - | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 1 | 0 | 47 |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 1 | 53 | 40 | 85.0 | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 2 | 0 | 72 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 New York Giants (NFL)1948 NYG NFL | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1949 New York Giants (NFL)1949 NYG NFL | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| 1954 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1954 HAM IRFU | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 22 | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 22 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1951 SAS WIFU | 1 | - | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 New York Giants (NFL)1948 NYG NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 New York Giants (NFL)1949 NYG NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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