Joel Whitaker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American-football player (1877-1947)
Date of Birth: 05-Oct-1877
Place of Birth: Warren County, North Carolina, United States
Date of Death: 13-Oct-1947
Profession: American football player
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Joel Whitaker
- 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.
- 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." In the 1895 Georgia vs.
- North Carolina football game, Whitaker threw what is purported by some to be the first forward pass.
- He picked an all-time UNC team in 1910.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.
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