Bill Whitaker (American football)
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| Position | Safety | ||||||||
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| Born | January 18, 1959 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | October 2, 2022 (aged 63) Prairie Village, Kansas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 182 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Rockhurst (Kansas City, Missouri) | ||||||||
| College | Missouri | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1981: 7th round, 172nd overall pick | ||||||||
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William Andrew Whitaker (January 18, 1959 – October 2, 2022) was an American professional football safety in the National Football League (NFL) who played for the Green Bay Packers and St. Louis Cardinals.[1] Whitaker played collegiate ball for the University of Missouri before being selected by the Packers in the seventh round of the 1981 NFL draft. He played four seasons in the NFL and retired in 1984.[2]
Whitaker died on October 2, 2022, at the age of 63.[3]
References
- ^ "Packers.com - Bill Whitaker". Packers.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2007. Retrieved January 7, 2009.
- ^ "Bill Whitaker Statistics". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved January 7, 2009.
- ^ "William Andrew Whitaker Obituary (1959 - 2022) Kansas City Star". Legacy.com. Retrieved October 14, 2022.