Background
Livingston was born in Eufaula, Oklahoma.
Livingston was born in Eufaula, Oklahoma.
He attended Mesa High School in Arizona but did not graduate. He also attended Phoenix College.
He played professionally for the Chicago Bears and the New Orleans Saints. He was an All-American tailback in 1961, and was the Arizona high school player of the year. He was nineteen years old when he first played for the Chicago Bears.
He is the youngest player in NFL history to score a touchdown (20 years, 53 days).
The NFL granted him a hardship exemption, enabling him to leave college early. Livingston played for the Chicago Bears from 1964 until 1968.
He was traded to the New Orleans Saints in 1969, and played until 1970 when he retired from football after suffering a knee injury. Livingston helped found the nonprofit foundation "Kids 4 Today" in 1991.