High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Edward James "EJ" Whitten (27 July 1933 – 17 August 1995) was an Australian rules football player and media personality. He played a then-record 321 Victorian Football League (VFL) games for the Footscray Football Club between 1951 and 1970. Whitten is a Legend of the Australian Football Hall of Fame, and became known as "Mr Football".