Richie Petitbon

Interceptions:	48
Interception yards:	801
Fumble recoveries:	13
Defensive touchdowns:	3
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Richie Petitbon
No. 17, 16
Position:	Safety
Personal information
Born:	April 18, 1938; New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	206 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:	Jesuit ; (New Orleans, Louisiana)
College:	Tulane (1957–1958)
NFL draft:	1959: 2nd round, 21st pick
Career history
As a player:
	Chicago Bears (1959–1968); Los Angeles Rams (1969–1970); Washington Redskins (1971–1972);
As a coach:
	Houston Oilers (1973–1977) ; Assistant coach; Washington Redskins (1978–1980) ; Defensive backs coach; Washington Redskins (1981–1992) ; Defensive coordinator; Washington Redskins (1993) ; Head coach;
Career highlights and awards
	As a player NFL champion (1963); First-team All-Pro (1963); 2× Second-team All-Pro (1962, 1967); 4× Pro Bowl (1962, 1963, 1966, 1967); 100 greatest Bears of All-Time; First-team All-SEC (1958); As a coach 3× Super Bowl champion (XVII, XXII, XXVI); Washington Commanders 90 Greatest; Washington Commanders Ring of Fame;
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions:
Interceptions:	48
Interception yards:	801
Fumble recoveries:	13
Defensive touchdowns:	3
	Stats at Pro Football Reference
Head coaching record
Career:	4–12 (.250)
	Coaching profile at Pro Football Reference

Richard Alvin Petitbon (born April 18, 1938) is an American former professional football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL). Petitbon first attended Loyola University New Orleans on a track and field scholarship and left after his freshman year to play college football for the Tulane Green Wave.

After playing as a quarterback at Tulane, he played as a safety for the Chicago Bears from 1959 to 1968, Los Angeles Rams in 1969 and 1970, and Washington Redskins in 1971 and 1972. Petitbon recorded the second most interceptions in Bears history with 37 during his career, trailing Gary Fencik.

Petitbon also holds the Bears' record for the longest interception return, after scoring on a 101-yard return against the Rams in 1962. As of 2019, he also holds the Bears record for the most interceptions in a game—3 against the Green Bay Packers in 1967—and most interception return yards in a season (212 in 1962).