Earl Douthitt

{{Short description|American football player (1952–2013)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Earl Douthitt

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| number = 43

| position = Defensive back

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1952|9|8}}

| birth_place = Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|10|29|1952|9|8}}

| death_place = Youngstown, Ohio, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lbs = 188

| high_school = Cleveland (OH) John Hay

| college = Iowa

| draftyear = 1975

| draftround = 7

| draftpick = 178

| pastteams =

• Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|1975}})

| highlights =

• First-team All-Big Ten (1974)
• Second-team All-Big Ten (1973)

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Earl Douthitt (September 8, 1952 – October 29, 2013) was an American professional football defensive back. He played for the Chicago Bears in 1975.{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DoutEa20.htm |title=Earl Douthitt Stats |publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com |date= |access-date=2020-01-11 |archive-date=January 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111164620/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DoutEa20.htm |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/player/earldouthitt/2513135/profile |title=Earl Douthitt, DB |work=Nfl.com |date= |access-date=2020-01-11 |archive-date=January 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111164619/http://www.nfl.com/player/earldouthitt/2513135/profile |url-status=live }}

He died after being hit by a motorist on October 29, 2013, in Youngstown, Ohio at age 61.{{cite web |author=Matt Stone |url=https://www.wfmj.com/story/23835332/man-killed-raking-leaves-played-in-nfl |title=Man killed raking leaves played in the NFL |publisher=WFMJ.com |date=2013-10-30 |access-date=2020-01-11 |archive-date=January 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111164619/https://www.wfmj.com/story/23835332/man-killed-raking-leaves-played-in-nfl |url-status=live }}