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| Position: | Center | ||||||||
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| Born: | (1969-05-10)May 10, 1969 Smithfield, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | May 11, 2008(2008-05-11) (aged 39) Fort Stockton, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 295 lb (134 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Smithfield-Selma | ||||||||
| College: | Chowan Clemson | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1992: 5th round, 117th pick | ||||||||
| Expansion draft: | 1995: 7th round, 14th pick | ||||||||
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Curtis Wayne Whitley (May 10, 1969 – May 11, 2008) was an American professionalfootball player who was acenter in theNational Football League (NFL).[2] He playedcollege football for theClemson Tigers and was selected by theSan Diego Chargers in the fifth round of the1992 NFL draft.[3] Whitley played six seasons for the Chargers (1992–1994),Carolina Panthers (1995–1996), andOakland Raiders (1997).
Born inSmithfield, North Carolina, Whitley graduated fromSmithfield-Selma High School before attendingClemson University. In the NFL, he was selected by theCarolina Panthers in the1995 NFL Expansion Draft.[4]
Whitley was found dead from a drug overdose inTexas on May 11, 2008, one day after his 39th birthday.[5]
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