Curtis Whitley
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Position: | Center | ||||||
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Born: | Smithfield, North Carolina, U.S. | May 10, 1969||||||
Died: | May 11, 2008 Fort Stockton, Texas, U.S. | (aged 39)||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 295 lb (134 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Smithfield-Selma High School | ||||||
College: | Chowan JC / Clemson | ||||||
NFL Draft: | 1992 / Round: 5 / Pick: 117 | ||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Curtis Wayne Whitley (May 10, 1969 – May 11, 2008) was an American football center in the National Football League. He played six seasons for the San Diego Chargers (1992–1994), the Carolina Panthers (1995–1996), and the Oakland Raiders (1997). Born in Smithfield, North Carolina, he graduated from Smithfield-Selma High School before attending Clemson University. He was then selected by the Chargers in the fifth round of the 1992 NFL Draft. He was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the 1995 NFL Expansion Draft.
He was found dead from a drug overdose in Texas on May 11, 2008, one day after his 39th birthday.
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External links[]
- "Former center Whitley found dead in his Texas trailer home". Associated Press. May 14, 2008. Retrieved December 21, 2009.
- "Curtis Whitley". Find a Grave. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
Categories:
- 1969 births
- 2008 deaths
- American football centers
- Carolina Panthers players
- Chowan Hawks football players
- Clemson Tigers football players
- Drug-related deaths in Texas
- Oakland Raiders players
- People from Smithfield, North Carolina
- Players of American football from North Carolina
- San Diego Chargers players
- American football offensive lineman, 1960s birth stubs