Don Ettinger

Don Ettinger
No. 74
Position:	Linebacker / Guard
Personal information
Born:	November 20, 1921; Independence, Missouri
Died:	February 13, 1992 (aged 69); Cookeville, Tennessee
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
College:	Kansas
NFL draft:	1948 / Round: 19 / Pick: 166
Career history
	New York Giants (1948–1950); Saskatchewan Roughriders (1951); Toronto Argonauts (1952–1953); Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1954);
Career highlights and awards
	4× Canadian All-Star: 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954;
Career NFL statistics
GP:
GP:	33
INT:	4
FUMBLES OPR:	3
	Player stats at PFR

Donald Nesbit "Red Dog" Ettinger (November 20, 1921 – February 13, 1992) was an American football player. Born in Independence, Missouri, Ettinger played college football for the University of Kansas and later the National Football League's New York Giants.^[1] He finished his career in Canadian football, where he was a four-time All-Star.

Ettinger is sometimes credited for inventing the "blitz" strategy.

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