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{{Short description|American football player (born 1981)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Huey Whittaker
| image =
| caption =
| current_team =
| number = 17, 15
| position = [[Wide receiver]] / [[Linebacker]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|6|19}}
| birth_place = [[Spring Hill, Florida]], U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lbs = 215
| high_school = [[Frank W. Springstead High School|Spring Hill (FL) Springstead]]
| college = [[South Florida Bulls football|South Florida]]
| undraftedyear = 2004
| pastteams =
* [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] ({{NFL Year|2004}})*
* [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] (2004)*
* [[Jacksonville Jaguars]] (2004–{{NFL Year|2005}})*
* [[Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe)|Frankfurt Galaxy]] ({{FRA season|2005}})
* [[Tampa Bay Storm]] ({{AFL Year|2006}}–{{AFL Year|2007}})
* [[Utah Blaze]] ({{AFL Year|2008}})
* [[New York Jets]] ({{NFL Year|2009}})*
* [[Spokane Shock]] ({{AFL Year|2010}})
* [[Florida Tuskers]] ({{UFL Year|2010}})
* Tampa Bay Storm ({{AFL Year|2011}})
* [[Virginia Destroyers]] ({{UFL Year|2011}}–{{UFL Year|2012}})
* [[San Jose SaberCats]] (2011–{{AFL Year|2014}})
| status =
| highlights =
* First-team [[All-Arena]] ([[2010 All-Arena Team|2010]])
* 2× Second-team All-Arena ([[2008 All-Arena Team|2008]], [[2013 All-Arena Team|2013]])
* [[ArenaBowl XXIII]] Ironman Of The Game
| aflstatlabel1 = [[Reception (American football)|Receptions]]
| aflstatvalue1 = 569
| aflstatlabel2 = [[Receiving yards]]
| aflstatvalue2 = 6,541
| aflstatlabel3 = [[Touchdown|Receiving touchdowns]]
| aflstatvalue3 = 148
| aflstatlabel4 = [[Tackle (football move)|Total tackles]]
| aflstatvalue4 = 115
| aflstatlabel5 = [[Interceptions]]
| aflstatvalue5 = 6
| afl = 5070
}}
'''Hubert Alton George Whittaker''' (born June 19, 1981) is an American former professional [[American football|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 Bulls football|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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sptimes.com/News/081500/Hernando/Whittaker_hopes_to_ca.shtml |title=Whittaker hopes to catch on as USF |author=Greg Auman |date=August 15, 2000 |publisher=St. Petersburg Time |work=www.sptimes.com |access-date=December 9, 2014}}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newyorkjets.com/team/player/1422-huey-whittaker|title=New York Jets bio|access-date=April 23, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090204102231/http://www.newyorkjets.com/team/player/1422-huey-whittaker |archive-date=February 4, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://nyj.scout.com/a.z?s=65&p=2&c=855500&ssf=1&RequestedURL=http%3a%2f%2fnyj.scout.com%2f2%2f855500.html|title=Sleeper at WR in Jets off-season program |last=Lebefeld|first=Dan|date=April 10, 2009|publisher=Jets Confidential|access-date=April 23, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://weblogs.newsday.com/sports/football/jets/blog/2009/04/morning_minicamp_practice.html|title=Morning minicamp practice|last=Boland|first=Erik|date=April 16, 2009|publisher=Newsday|access-date=April 23, 2009}}{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> 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 (2009)|United Football League]] on August 26, 2010.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{ArenaBowl XXIII}}
{{2011 Virginia Destroyers}}

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[[Category:1981 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:American expatriate sportspeople in Germany]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Florida]]
[[Category:American football wide receivers]]
[[Category:South Florida Bulls football players]]
[[Category:Pittsburgh Steelers players]]
[[Category:Tampa Bay Buccaneers players]]
[[Category:Jacksonville Jaguars players]]
[[Category:Frankfurt Galaxy players]]
[[Category:Tampa Bay Storm players]]
[[Category:Utah Blaze players]]
[[Category:New York Jets players]]
[[Category:Spokane Shock players]]
[[Category:Florida Tuskers players]]
[[Category:San Jose SaberCats players]]
[[Category:Hudson Valley Vikings football players]]
[[Category:People from Spring Hill, Florida]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Hernando County, Florida]]

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