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| Position: | Wide receiver / Linebacker | ||||||||||
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| Born: | June 19, 1981 Spring Hill, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||
| 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 a former American football 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.
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]
Whittaker attended Hudson Valley Community College before transferring to the University of South Florida.
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.
Whittaker was a starting wide receiver for the Spokane Shock in 2010.
Whittaker was signed by the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League on August 26, 2010.