Career
He was born in Albany, Georgia. Pennington played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 12th round (168th overall) of the 1962 National Football League Draft and the Buffalo Bills in the 11th round (86th overall) of the 1962 American Federation of Labor-Congress Draft but did not play for either team
He played with the Dallas Texans in 1962.