Larry Whigham
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Larry Whigham is a former professional American football
player who played safety
for nine seasons for the New England Patriots
and Chicago Bears
.
Whigham attended Louisiana-Monroe, and was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the 4th round (110th overall) of the 1994 Draft. He was known for his enthusiasm on the field and excelled in Special Teams play. He made the Pro Bowl twice as a special teams player, once with New England and once with Chicago.
While Whigham gained notoriety playing mostly special teams (he only started 6 games), Whigham intercepted four passes during his career. Three were against the NFL's all-time leading passer, Dan Marino. He intercepted two Marino passes versus Miami on Nov. 23, 1997, including one he returned 60 yards for a touchdown, and finished the game with a season high four tackles to earn Player of the Game honors.
He earned AFC Special Teams Player of the Week in the AFC Championship Game vs. Jacksonville (Jan. 12, 1997) when he tackled Jaguar punter Brian Barker on his own four, which resulted in a touchdown for the Patriots a few plays later.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player who played safety
Safety
Safety is the state of being "safe" , the condition of being protected against physical, social, spiritual, financial, political, emotional, occupational, psychological, educational or other types or consequences of failure, damage, error, accidents, harm or any other event which could be...
for nine seasons for the New England Patriots
New England Patriots
The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...
and Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
.
Whigham attended Louisiana-Monroe, and was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the 4th round (110th overall) of the 1994 Draft. He was known for his enthusiasm on the field and excelled in Special Teams play. He made the Pro Bowl twice as a special teams player, once with New England and once with Chicago.
While Whigham gained notoriety playing mostly special teams (he only started 6 games), Whigham intercepted four passes during his career. Three were against the NFL's all-time leading passer, Dan Marino. He intercepted two Marino passes versus Miami on Nov. 23, 1997, including one he returned 60 yards for a touchdown, and finished the game with a season high four tackles to earn Player of the Game honors.
He earned AFC Special Teams Player of the Week in the AFC Championship Game vs. Jacksonville (Jan. 12, 1997) when he tackled Jaguar punter Brian Barker on his own four, which resulted in a touchdown for the Patriots a few plays later.