# Jerry Patton

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{{Short description|American football player (1946–1983)}}
{{Unreferenced|date=May 2026}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name          = Jerry Patton
| image         =
| number        = 78, 77, 72
| position      = [Defensive lineman](/source/Defensive_lineman)
| birth_date    = {{Birth date|1946|3|27|}}
| birth_place   = [Saginaw, Michigan](/source/Saginaw%2C_Michigan), U.S.
| death_date    = {{death date and age|1983|05|19|1946|03|27}}
| death_place   = [Shreveport, Louisiana](/source/Shreveport%2C_Louisiana), U.S.
| height_ft     = 6
| height_in     = 3
| weight_lbs    = 261
| high_school   = [Saginaw](/source/Saginaw_High_School)
| college       = [Nebraska](/source/Nebraska_Cornhuskers_football)
| undraftedyear = 1968
| pastteams     =
* [Omaha Mustangs](/source/Omaha_Mustangs) (1968)
* [Minnesota Vikings](/source/Minnesota_Vikings) ({{NFL Year|1970|1971}})
* [Buffalo Bills](/source/Buffalo_Bills) ({{NFL Year|1972|1973}})
* [Philadelphia Eagles](/source/Philadelphia_Eagles) ({{NFL Year|1974}})
* [New England Patriots](/source/New_England_Patriots) ({{NFL Year|1975}})
| pfr           =  PattJe20
}}
'''Jerry Armstead Patton''' (March 27, 1946 – May 19, 1983) was an American [football](/source/American_football) [defensive lineman](/source/defensive_lineman) in the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) for the [Minnesota Vikings](/source/Minnesota_Vikings), [Buffalo Bills](/source/Buffalo_Bills), [Detroit Lions](/source/Detroit_Lions), [Philadelphia Eagles](/source/Philadelphia_Eagles), and the [New England Patriots](/source/New_England_Patriots).  He played [college football](/source/college_football) at the [University of Nebraska](/source/University_of_Nebraska%E2%80%93Lincoln).

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Category:1946 births
Category:Players of American football from Saginaw, Michigan
Category:American football defensive linemen
Category:Nebraska Cornhuskers football players
Category:Minnesota Vikings players
Category:Buffalo Bills players
Category:Philadelphia Eagles players
Category:New England Patriots players
Category:1983 deaths
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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