Huey Whittaker
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| Position: | Wide receiver / Linebacker | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | June 19, 1981 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Spring Hill, Florida | ||||||||||
| 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 "Huey" Whittaker (born June 19, 1981) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. 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
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
Whittaker attended Hudson Valley Community College before transferring to the University of South Florida.
Professional career
New York Jets
Whittaker was signed to a future contract by the New York Jets on January 2, 2009.[2][3][4][5] 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
Whittaker was a starting wide receiver for the Spokane Shock in 2010.
Florida Tuskers
Whittaker was signed by the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League on August 26, 2010.
References
- ↑ 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 2009-02-04. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
- ↑ Lebefeld, Dan (April 10, 2009). "Sleeper at WR in Jets off-season program". Jets Confidential. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
- ↑ Costello, Brian (April 15, 2009). "Jets Draft Preview: WRs". New York Post. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
- ↑ Boland, Erik (April 16, 2009). "Morning minicamp practice". Newsday. Retrieved 2009-04-23.