Career Highlights
‘Mr. Football’
FOOTSCRAY FOOTBALL CLUB
- E.J. Whitten OAM – Mr. Football
- Playing Career 1951 – 1970
- 321 Games Footscray Football Club
- 5 times Best & Fairest – 1954, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961
- Member of 1954 Premiership Team
- Captain Coach 1961 Grand Final Team
- Captain/Coach of Footscray Football Club to 3 night premierships
- Captain Footscray Football Club to 2 night premierships
- Captain/Coach Footscray Football Club for 13 seasons
- Life Member of Footscray Football Club for 30 years
VICTORIAN GAMES
- Represented Victoria on 29 occasions
- Captain/Coached Victoria on 2 occasions
- Represented Victoria in 4 Carnival sides 1956, 1958, 1961, 1966
- Won Simpson Medal in Perth WA – 1957
- Won Tassie Medal in Melbourne – 1958
- E.J. Whitten Medal struck for Best Player in the Victorian State of Origin team
- Chairman of Selectors Victorian State Team for 10 years
ALL AUSTRALIAN
- All Australian 3 times – 1956, 1958, 1961
- E.J. Whitten Grandstand named in honour – 1970
- Australian Chairman of Selection Tour of Ireland – 1984
- Australian Chairman of Selection Australian Tour of Ireland 1986, 1990
- All Australian Team Selector• Worked in football media on television, newspaper, radio for 30 years
AFL
- Elected Life Member AFL – 1969
- Member of AFL 300 club
- Member of AFL 200 club
- First AFL Member of Australian Sporting Hall of Fame
- Awarded OAM 1992 for services to Australian Football
- Awarded Reg Hickey Trophy 1994 for services to Australian Football
- Elevated to Legend at Australian Sporting Hall of Fame 1995
- E.J. Whitten Cup Perpetual Trophy awarded in 1995 for Bulldogs v Essendon games
- 2012 Voted greatest Personality in AFL history
NAMED IN HONOUR
- E.J. Whitten Foundation formed 1995
- Western Oval renamed Whitten Oval 1995
- Grandstand at Western Oval renamed E.J. Whitten Grandstand 1970
- Statue of Ted Whitten erected 1995 for outstanding service to football and the Footscray Football Club
- E.J. Whitten Bridge on Western Ring Road opened 1995
- E.J. Whitten Bar – Etihad Stadium 2006