:C. L. Whittington

{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1952)}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|8|1}}

| birth_place = Beaumont, Texas, U.S.

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| player_years1 = 1970–1973

| player_team1 = Prairie View A&M

| player_years2 = 1974–1976

| player_team2 = Houston Oilers

| player_years3 = 1978

| player_team3 = Houston Oilers

| player_positions = Defensive back

| coach_years1 = 1995–1996

| coach_team1 = Frankfurt Galaxy (DL)

| coach_years2 = 1999

| coach_team2 = Houston Outlaws (LB)

| coach_years3 = 2003

| coach_team3 = Prairie View A&M

| overall_record = 1–10

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Columbus Lorenzo Whittington (born August 1, 1952) is an American former professional football player and coach. He played as a defensive back for the Houston Oilers of the National Football League (NFL).

Whittington 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 for the Prairie View A&M Panthers from 1970 to 1973 and then played in the NFL with the Oilers. After his playing career, he served as the head coach for Prairie View A&M for one season in 2003, compiling a record of 1–10. He became the defensive back coach at Hallsville High School.{{Cn|date=February 2025}}

Early life

Whittington grew up in Beaumont, Texas, and attended Charlton-Pollard High School.{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WhitC.20.htm |title=C.L. Whittington Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |access-date=May 3, 2024}}

Playing career

Whittington played at Prairie View A&M University 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 NFL as a defensive back from 1974 to 1978, playing in no less than 12 games each season.[https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/swac/2003-01-10-prarie-view-coach_x.htm USA Today Sports], Whittington introduced as new Prairie View football coach{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070208133327/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=WHITTCL01 Database Football NFL Statistics]}}, C. L Whittington

Coaching career

=Prairie View A&M=

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.[http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/southwestern/prairie_view_a&m/coaching_records.php Prairie View A&M University coaching records] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107172242/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/southwestern/prairie_view_a%26m/coaching_records.php |date=January 7, 2009 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/teams/direct582.htm |title=Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical University Directory |publisher=The Sports Network |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525193829/http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2%2Fteams%2Fdirect582.htm |archive-date=May 25, 2011 }}