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| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (1949-01-30)January 30, 1949 (age 76) Atchison, Kansas, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Kansas City (MO) Central |
| College: | Air Force |
| NFL draft: | 1971: 10th round, 257th pick |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
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Ernie Jennings (born January 30, 1949) is a formerAmerican footballwide receiver who playedcollege football at theUnited States Air Force Academy and attended Kansas City Central High School inKansas City, Missouri. He was drafted by theSan Francisco 49ers in the tenth round of the1971 NFL draft.[1] Jennings had originally joined theAir Force Falcons as a defensive back.[2] He was a consensusAll-American in1970 and finished eighth inHeisman 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 theCollege 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 atNASA in 1976.[9]