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 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 side
• 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
• 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
• 1st member elected to Australian Sporting Hall of Fame 1995
• E.J. Whitten Cup Perpetual Trophy awarded in 1995 for Bulldogs v Essendon games

NAMED IN HONOUR
• E.J. Whitten Foundation formed 1995?• Western Oval renamed Whitten Oval 1995
• 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 – Telstra Dome 2006