Bud Whitehead
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| Defensive back | |||||||||
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| Date of birth: January 1, 1939 | |||||||||
| Place of birth: Marianna, Florida | |||||||||
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| College: Florida State | |||||||||
| AFL Draft: 1961 / Round: 16 / Pick: 127 | |||||||||
| Debuted in 1961 | |||||||||
| Last played in 1968 | |||||||||
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Ruben Agnus "Bud" Whitehead (born January 1, 1939 in Marianna, Florida) is a former American football defensive back in the American Football League. A 16th-round selection (127th overall pick) of the 1961 AFL Draft, Whitehead played eight seasons with the San Diego Chargers (1961–1968). He had 10 interceptions his senior year of college football at Florida State.
Early life
Born and raised in Marianna, Florida, he played football for Marianna High School before attending Florida State. He was the second child of Clara Peacock and Alter Whitehead, with one older brother, Jim Whitehead, and four younger siblings, brothers Gary, Willie and Ronny Whitehead and sister Denise Whitehead.
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