Jimmy Patton

Jimmy Patton

Date of birth	(1933-09-29)September 29, 1933
Place of birth	Greenville, MS
Date of death
Place of death	Villa Rica, GA
Career information
Position(s)	Defensive back
College	Mississippi
NFL draft	1955 / Round: 8 / Pick: 92
Career history
As player
1955-1966	New York Giants
Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowls	5 5× Pro Bowl selection (consecutive seasons: 1953–1963) 5× First-team All-Pro selection (1958, 1959,1960,1961,1962)
Career stats
Playing stats at NFL.com Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

James Russell Patton (born September 29, 1933 – December 22, 1972) was an American football defensive back in the National Football League for the New York Giants. He was a five-time Pro Bowler. Patton played college football at the University of Mississippi and was drafted in the eighth round of the 1955 NFL Draft. He was recently included as one of two Defensive Backs on the 50th Anniversary All-Time SEC Conference Football Team.

On December 22, 1972, Patton was killed in an automobile accident near Villa Rica, Georgia. He was driving alone in his car when he He was the only passenger in the car, and was struck by an oncoming vehicle while attempted to pass another car. He was driving to Virginia to see his sister who was dying of cancer as reported by his sons.