Joel Whitaker
American ophthalmologist and college football player and coach
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1877-10-05)October 5, 1877 Warrenton, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | October 13, 1947(1947-10-13) (aged 70) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1895 | North Carolina |
| Position(s) | Fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1897 | Guilford |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 2–2–1 |
Joel D. Whitaker (October 5, 1877 – October 13, 1947) was an American ophthalmologist and college football player and coach. He was hired as one of the first coaches of the Guilford Quakers in 1897, posting a 2–2–1 record.[1] Whitaker played college football at the University of North Carolina, where he was a prominent fullback, described by Kemp Plummer Battle as "probably the university's best all around athlete."[2] In the 1895 Georgia vs. North Carolina football game, Whitaker threw what is purported by some to be the first forward pass.[3] He picked an all-time UNC team in 1910.[4]
Whitaker was born on October 5, 1877, in Warrenton, North Carolina. He died on October 13, 1947, at St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana.[5]
References
- ^ "Full text of "Guilford Review"". archive.org. 1988.
- ^ "History of North Carolina: North Carolina biography, by special staff of writers". google.com. 1919.
- ^ "Tar Heels Credited with Throwing First Forward Pass". Tar Heel Times. tarheeltimes.com. Archived from the original on December 19, 2006. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- ^ Kemp Plummer Battle (1912). History of the University of North Carolina. p. 752.
- ^ "Prominent Eye Specialist Dies". The Indianapolis News. Indianapolis, Indiana. October 14, 1947. p. 8. Retrieved June 14, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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External links
- Joel Whitaker at Find a Grave
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North Carolina Tar Heels starting quarterbacks
- Alfred Barnard (1892–1893)
- Edward Stanley (1894–1895)
- Joel Whitaker (1895)
- Thomas Green (1896)
- Frank O. Rogers (1898)
- Louis Graves (1899–1901)
- Metrah Makeley (1900)
- William Jacocks (1902–1904)
- Tom Sadler (1905)
- Earl Johnson (1916)
- Robbins Lowe (1919–1921)
- Monk McDonald (1921–1923)
- Red Whisnant (1928)
- Johnny Branch (1929–1930)
- Tom White (1931)
- John Phipps (1932)
- Alan McDonald (1933)
- Don Jackson (1934–1935)
- Crowell Little (1936–1937)
- Jim Lalanne (1938–1940)
- Hugh Cox (1941)
- Billy Myers (1942–1943)
- Bob Warren (1944)
- Tom Gorman (1945)
- Charlie Justice (1946–1949)
- Billy Hayes (1950)
- Frank Wissman (1951)
- Marshall Newman (1952–1953)
- Len Bullock (1954)
- Dave Reed (1955–1956)
- Jack Cummings (1957–1959)
- Ray Farris (1960–1961)
- Junior Edge (1962–1963)
- Gary Black (1964)
- Danny Talbott (1965–1966)
- Gayle Bomar (1967–1968)
- John Swofford (1969)
- Paul Miller (1970–1971)
- Nick Vidnovic (1972)
- Bill Paschall (1973–1975)
- Chris Kupec (1974)
- Matt Kupec (1976–1979)
- Rod Elkins (1980–1981)
- Scott Stankavage (1982–1983)
- Kevin Anthony (1984–1985)
- Mark Maye (1986–1987)
- Todd Burnett (1988–1990)
- Jonathan Hall (1989)
- Chuckie Burnette (1991)
- Jason Stanicek (1992–1994)
- Mike Thomas (1995)
- Chris Keldorf (1996–1997)
- Oscar Davenport (1997–1998)
- Ronald Curry (1998–2001)
- Luke Huard (1999)
- Domonique Williams (1999)
- Darian Durant (2001–2004)
- C. J. Stephens (2002)
- Matt Baker (2005)
- Joe Dailey (2006)
- Cameron Sexton (2006, 2008)
- T. J. Yates (2007–2010)
- Bryn Renner (2011–2013)
- Marquise Williams (2013–2015)
- Mitchell Trubisky (2016)
- Brandon Harris (2017)
- Chazz Surratt (2017)
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- Jacolby Criswell (2021)
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