Hubert Alton George "Huey" 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.

Huey Whittaker
No. 17
Position:Wide receiver / Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1981-06-19) June 19, 1981 (age 43)
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
Undrafted:2004
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career Arena statistics
Receptions:569
Receiving yards:6,541
Receiving TDs:148
Tackles:115
INTs:6
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

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

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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

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Whittaker attended Hudson Valley Community College before transferring to the University of South Florida.

Professional career

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New York Jets

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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

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Whittaker was a starting wide receiver for the Spokane Shock in 2010.

Florida Tuskers

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Whittaker was signed by the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League on August 26, 2010.

References

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  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]