Ernie Jennings Explained

Number:22
Position:Wide receiver
Birth Date:30 January 1949
Birth Place:Atchison, Kansas, U.S.
High School:Kansas City (MO) Central
College:Air Force
Draftyear:1971
Draftround:10
Draftpick:257
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Ernie Jennings (born January 30, 1949) is a former American football wide receiver who played college football at the United States Air Force Academy and attended Kansas City Central High School in Kansas City, Missouri. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the tenth round of the 1971 NFL draft.[1] Jennings had originally joined the Air Force Falcons as a defensive back.[2] He was a consensus All-American in 1970 and finished eighth in Heisman Trophy voting after catching 74 passes for 1,289 yards.[3] He also led NCAA Division I football in receiving touchdowns in 1970 with 17.[4] He is Air Force's all-time leader in receptions with 148, 2nd in receiving yards with 2,392 and leads the team in receiving touchdowns with 28.[5] Jennings was on the 2014 ballot for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame but was not chosen.[6] [7] Jennings spent time in the military after college and was released by the San Francisco 49ers in August 1975.[8] He then began a career at NASA in 1976.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1971 NFL Draft . Sports Reference LLC . pro-football-reference.com . August 28, 2014.
  2. Web site: Jennings caught on quickly for Falcons . denverpost.com . December 25, 2007 . August 28, 2014 . Moss, Irv.
  3. Web site: 2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. August 16, 2014. 6. November 26, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181126094941/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/awards.pdf. dead.
  4. Web site: Ernie Jennings . Sports Reference LLC . sports-reference.com . August 28, 2014.
  5. Web site: Former Air Force wideout Ernie Jennings joins elite list of College Football Hall of Fame nominees . militarytimes.com . August 28, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903151814/http://blogs.militarytimes.com/afteraction/2013/03/06/former-air-force-wideout-ernie-jennings-joins-elite-list-of-college-football-hall-of-fame-nominees/ . September 3, 2014 .
  6. Web site: Ernie Jennings on College Football Hall of Fame ballot . goairforcefalcons.com . March 6, 2014 . August 28, 2014.
  7. Web site: 2014 College Football Hall of Fame class includes Derrick Thomas, Sterling Sharpe . sbnation.com . May 22, 2014 . August 28, 2014 . Volk, Pete.
  8. News: Ernie Jennings Cut . The Times from San Mateo, California . August 13, 1975 . August 28, 2014 . 19.
  9. Web site: Jennings caught on quickly for Falcons. 24 December 2007.

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