Huey Whittaker

Huey Whittaker

No. 17, 15
Position	Wide receiver / Linebacker
Personal information
Born	(1981-06-19) June 19, 1981 (age 44) Spring Hill, Florida, U.S.
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school	Spring Hill (FL) Springstead
College	South Florida
NFL draft	2004: undrafted
Career history
Pittsburgh Steelers (2004)* Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2004)* Jacksonville Jaguars (2004–2005)* Frankfurt Galaxy (2005) Tampa Bay Storm (2006–2007) Utah Blaze (2008) New York Jets (2009)* Spokane Shock (2010) Florida Tuskers (2010) Tampa Bay Storm (2011) Virginia Destroyers (2011–2012) San Jose SaberCats (2011–2014)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Awards and highlights
UFL champion (2011) ArenaBowl champion (2010) ArenaBowl Ironman Of The Game (2010) First-team All-Arena (2010) 2× Second-team All-Arena (2008, 2013)
Career Arena League statistics
Receptions 569 Receiving yards 6,541 Receiving touchdowns 148 Total tackles 115 Interceptions 6 Stats at ArenaFan.com

Hubert Alton George Whittaker (born June 19, 1981) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver and linebacker in the Arena Football League (AFL). He was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played college football at South Florida.

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] 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

1. Greg Auman (August 15, 2000). "Whittaker hopes to catch on as USF". www.sptimes.com. St. Petersburg Time. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
2. "New York Jets bio". Archived from the original on February 4, 2009. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
3. Lebefeld, Dan (April 10, 2009). "Sleeper at WR in Jets off-season program". Jets Confidential. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
4. Boland, Erik (April 16, 2009). "Morning minicamp practice". Newsday. Retrieved April 23, 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}