:S. J. Whitman

{{Short description|American football player (born 1926)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = S.J. Whitman

| number = 21, 22

| position = Defensive back

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1926|8|17|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Hollis, Oklahoma, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2000|12|11|1926|8|17}}

| death_place = Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 185

| college = Tulsa

| draftyear = 1951

| draftround = 22

| draftpick = 259

| pastteams =

• Chicago Cardinals ({{NFL Year|1951|1953}})
• Chicago Bears (1953-{{NFL Year|1954}})

| statlabel1 = Interceptions

| statvalue1 = 18

| statlabel2 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue2 = 2

| statlabel3 = Total touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 1

| pfr = WhitS

}}

S. J. Laverne Whitman (August 17, 1926 – December 11, 2000) was an American former professional football player who played four seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Cardinals and the Chicago Bears.