Huey Whittaker
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Position: | Wide receiver / Linebacker | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Spring Hill, Florida, U.S. | June 19, 1981||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Spring Hill (FL) Springstead | ||||||||||||
College: | South Florida | ||||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2004 | ||||||||||||
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Hubert Alton George Whittaker (born June 19, 1981) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver. He was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played college football at South Florida.
He has also been a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tampa Bay Storm, Utah Blaze, New York Jets and Spokane Shock.
Early life
[edit]Whittaker attended Frank W. Springstead High School in Spring Hill, Florida, where he was named a St. Petersburg Times All-Suncoast selection as a senior with 10 receiving touchdowns.[1]
College career
[edit]Whittaker attended Hudson Valley Community College before transferring to the University of South Florida.
Professional career
[edit]New York Jets
[edit]Whittaker was signed to a future contract by the New York Jets on January 2, 2009.[2][3][4] He was waived on August 12 when the team signed placekicker Parker Douglass. He was re-signed on August 16 only to be waived again on August 30.
Spokane Shock
[edit]Whittaker was a starting wide receiver for the Spokane Shock in 2010.
Florida Tuskers
[edit]Whittaker was signed by the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League on August 26, 2010.
References
[edit]- ^ Greg Auman (August 15, 2000). "Whittaker hopes to catch on as USF". www.sptimes.com. St. Petersburg Time. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
- ^ "New York Jets bio". Archived from the original on February 4, 2009. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
- ^ Lebefeld, Dan (April 10, 2009). "Sleeper at WR in Jets off-season program". Jets Confidential. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
- ^ Boland, Erik (April 16, 2009). "Morning minicamp practice". Newsday. Retrieved April 23, 2009.[permanent dead link]
- 1981 births
- Living people
- American expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Players of American football from Florida
- American football wide receivers
- South Florida Bulls football players
- Pittsburgh Steelers players
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
- Jacksonville Jaguars players
- Frankfurt Galaxy players
- Tampa Bay Storm players
- Utah Blaze players
- New York Jets players
- Spokane Shock players
- Florida Tuskers players
- San Jose SaberCats players
- Hudson Valley Vikings football players
- People from Spring Hill, Florida