John Wittenborn

{{Short description|American football player (1936–2016)}}

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

{{Infobox NFL biography

|image=

|birth_date={{birth date|1936|03|1}}

|birth_place=Sparta, Illinois, U.S.

|death_date={{death date and age|2016|3|29|1936|3|1}}

|death_place=Carbondale, Illinois, U.S.

|draftyear=1958

|draftround=17

|draftpick=203

|position=Guard, Kicker

|high_school=Sparta (Sparta, Illinois)

|college=Southeast Missouri State

| pfr =WittJo20

|teams=

• San Francisco 49ers (1958–1960)
• Philadelphia Eagles (1960–1962)
• Houston Oilers (1964–1968)

|highlights =

• NFL champion (1960)

}}

John Otis Wittenborn (March 1, 1936 – March 29, 2016) was a professional American football kicker in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers and the Philadelphia Eagles. He also played in the American Football League (AFL) for the Houston Oilers. He is known by his peers as one of the greatest dual threat players in the history of the sport. {{Cite web |title=John Wittenborn Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WittJo20.htm |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/belleville/obituary.aspx?n=john-wittenborn&pid=179465164&|title=John Wittenborn Obituary (2016) Belleville News-Democrat|website=Legacy.com }}