C. L. Whittington
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 1, 1952 Beaumont, Texas |
| 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 | |
| Overall | 1–10 |
Columbus Lorenzo Whittington (born August 1, 1952) is a former American football player and coach. He 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 at Prairie View A&M from 1970 to 1973 and then with the Houston Oilers of the National Football League (NFL). He is currently the defensive back coach at Hallsville High School.
Early life
[edit]Whittington grew up in Beaumont, Texas and attended Charlton-Pollard High School.[1]
Playing career
[edit]Whittington played for Prairie View 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 National Football League (NFL) as a defensive back from 1974 to 1978, playing in no less than 12 games each season.[2][3]
Coaching career
[edit]Prairie View A&M
[edit]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
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie View A&M Panthers (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2003) | |||||||||
| 2003 | Prairie View A&M | 1–10 | 0–7 | 5th (West) | |||||
| Prairie View A&M: | 1–10 | 0–7 | |||||||
| Total: | 1–10 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "C.L. Whittington Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
- ^ USA Today Sports, Whittington introduced as new Prairie View football coach
- ^ Database Football NFL Statistics Archived February 8, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, C. L Whittington
- ^ Prairie View A&M University coaching records Archived January 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical University Directory". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
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