Don Whitmire

Don Whitmire

No. 70
Date of birth	July 1, 1922
Place of birth	Giles County, Tennessee, U.S.
Date of death	May 3, 1991 (aged 68)
Place of death	Annandale, Virginia, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)	Tackle
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	215 lb (98 kg)
College	Alabama Navy
High school	Decatur High School Decatur, Alabama
NFL draft	1944 / Round: 9 / Pick: 6
Drafted by	Green Bay Packers
College Football Hall of Fame, 1956

Donald Boone Whitmire (July 1, 1922 – May 3, 1991) was an American football tackle between 1941–1944 for the University of Alabama and at the United States Naval Academy. He is one of only four college football players to ever be named as an All-American at two different schools. In 1956, Whitmire was elected into the College Football Hall of Fame.

After his graduation from USNA (in the same class as President Jimmy Carter), he was commissioned an Ensign in the United States Navy where he later reached the rank of Rear Admiral. While serving with the Seventh Fleet he commanded Task Force 76 which supported the evacuation of Saigon in April 1975.^[1]

References

1. "Donald Boone Whitmire Rear Admiral, United States Navy". ArlingtonCemetery.net. Retrieved June 9, 2013.

External links

• Don Whitmire at the College Football Hall of Fame
• Don Whitmire at Find a Grave