Andy Livingston
{{Short description|American football player (born 1944)}}
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{{Use American English|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1944|10|21}}
| birth_place = Eufaula, Oklahoma, U.S.
| death_date =
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| number = 48
| position = Running back
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lbs = 235
| high_school = Mesa (Mesa, Arizona)
| college = Phoenix College
| pastteams =
- Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|1964|1968}})
- New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|1969|1970}})
| highlights =
| pfr = L/LiviAn00
}}
Andy Livingston (born October 21, 1944) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played professionally for the Chicago Bears and the New Orleans Saints.
Early life
Livingston was born to L.B. Livingston and Annie Livingston in Eufaula, Oklahoma.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LiviAn00.htm| title= Andrew Leon Livingston|publisher= Pro-Football-Reference.Com |access-date= November 18, 2012}} He attended Mesa High School in Arizona but did not graduate.{{cite news|last=Rhoden|first=William C.|title=In 1964, a Teenager Showed He Could Play|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/14/sports/sports-of-the-times-in-1964-a-teenager-showed-he-could-play.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm|access-date=June 17, 2011|newspaper=The New York Times|date=December 14, 2003}} He was an All-American tailback in 1961, and was the Arizona high school player of the year. He also attended Phoenix College.{{citation|title=Little men in the sport of giants|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xtsDAAAAMBAJ|work=Ebony|page=102|date=November 1967|volume=23|issue=1|publisher = Johnson Publishing Company}}
Professional career
Livingston was nineteen years old when he first joined the Chicago Bears.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/7078177| title= Livingston precedent backs high school-to-NFL jump
|publisher= CBS Sports.com |access-date= November 18, 2012}} He was 20 when he made his NFL debut on December 5, 1964, against the Green Bay Packers.{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LiviAn00/gamelog/1964/ | title=Andy Livingston 1964 Game Log | publisher=Pro Football Reference | accessdate=13 March 2025}} He is the youngest player in NFL history to score a touchdown (20 years, 53 days). The NFL granted him a hardship exemption, enabling him to leave college early. He also attended Phoenix College.
Livingston played for the Chicago Bears from 1964 until 1968. He was traded to the New Orleans Saints in 1969, and played until 1970 when he retired from football after suffering a knee injury.{{cite web
|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=LIVINAND01
|title=Andy Livingston
|publisher=databaseFootball.com
|access-date=November 18, 2012
|url-status=usurped
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023234353/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=LIVINAND01
|archive-date=October 23, 2012
}}
Life after the NFL
Livingston helped found the nonprofit foundation "Kids 4 Today" in 1991.{{cite web|url= http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20031214/NEWS/312140479|archive-url= https://archive.today/20130125195212/http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20031214/NEWS/312140479|url-status= dead|archive-date= January 25, 2013|title= SUNDAY PERSPECTIVE / William C. Rhoden|publisher= Herald Tribune|access-date= November 18, 2012}}
Personal life
Livingston currently resides in Mesa, Arizona with his wife and kids, working as a CPA. Livingston's brother Warren Livingston is a former professional American football cornerback. He played six seasons for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League.{{cite web|url= http://azstarnet.com/sports/article_660981bd-2b1b-5856-a480-fee252d43a71.html|title= Brother duo combined to play 12 seasons in NFL|work= Arizona Daily Star|date= 19 July 2011|access-date= November 18, 2012}}{{cite web
|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=LIVINWAR01
|title=Warren Livingston
|publisher=databaseFootball.com
|access-date=November 18, 2012
|url-status=usurped
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120601033631/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=LIVINWAR01
|archive-date=June 1, 2012
}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/14/sports/sports-of-the-times-in-1964-a-teenager-showed-he-could-play.html The New York Times: Sports of The Times; In 1964, a Teenager Showed He Could Play]
- [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LiviAn00.htm Pro-Football-Reference.Com]
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20121023234353/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=LIVINAND01 databaseFootball.com]}}
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Category:People from Eufaula, Oklahoma
Category:American football running backs
Category:Chicago Bears players
Category:New Orleans Saints players
Category:Eastern Conference Pro Bowl players
Category:Players of American football from Arizona