George Whitfield Jr. (born November 23, 1977) is an American former college football and Arena Football Leaguequarterback. He now resides in San Diego, California and is currently running a quarterback training academy Whitfield Athletix. He was introduced to football by his father, George Whitfield Sr., former collegiate football player at Wichita State in the early 1970s.
In 1996 Whitfield was recruited to play by Jim Tressel, then the head coach of Youngstown State University. During the 1996 season, Whitfield was forced to watch from the sidelines, and as a result, he transferred to Tiffin University[1] to play for Coach Bob Wolfe and the Dragons the following season. Between 1997 and 2000, Whitfield became Tiffin University's all-time leading passer, with 368 completions for 4391 yards and 39 touchdowns.[2]
Whitfield Athletixedit
In 2004, he established Whitfield Athletix, a specialized quarterback training academy based out of San Diego, California.[3]
Notable traineesedit
In 2011, Heisman Trophy winning quarterback and first overall selection Cam Newton began working with George Whitfield Jr. in preparation for the NFL Draft.[4]
In 2012, NFL veteran and free agent Donovan McNabb sought out Whitfield's services to aid in offseason weight loss and to prepare for the upcoming season.[5]
george, whitfield, born, november, 1977, american, former, college, football, arena, football, league, quarterback, resides, diego, california, currently, running, quarterback, training, academy, whitfield, athletix, introduced, football, father, george, whitf. George Whitfield Jr born November 23 1977 is an American former college football and Arena Football League quarterback He now resides in San Diego California and is currently running a quarterback training academy Whitfield Athletix He was introduced to football by his father George Whitfield Sr former collegiate football player at Wichita State in the early 1970s George Whitfield Jr Born 1977 11 23 November 23 1977 age 46 Wichita Kansas U S Occupation s Founder of Whitfield Athletix private quarterback coachOrganizationsChicago RushBossier Shreveport Battle WingsLouisville FireMemphis Xplorers Contents 1 High school career 2 College 3 Whitfield Athletix 4 Notable trainees 5 Other trainees 6 References 7 External linksHigh school career editGeorge played for the Massillon Tigers Massillon Ohio football team from 1992 to 1995 College editIn 1996 Whitfield was recruited to play by Jim Tressel then the head coach of Youngstown State University During the 1996 season Whitfield was forced to watch from the sidelines and as a result he transferred to Tiffin University 1 to play for Coach Bob Wolfe and the Dragons the following season Between 1997 and 2000 Whitfield became Tiffin University s all time leading passer with 368 completions for 4391 yards and 39 touchdowns 2 Whitfield Athletix editIn 2004 he established Whitfield Athletix a specialized quarterback training academy based out of San Diego California 3 Notable trainees editIn 2011 Heisman Trophy winning quarterback and first overall selection Cam Newton began working with George Whitfield Jr in preparation for the NFL Draft 4 In 2012 NFL veteran and free agent Donovan McNabb sought out Whitfield s services to aid in offseason weight loss and to prepare for the upcoming season 5 Other trainees editAndrew Luck Jameis Winston Johnny Manziel Bryce Petty Landry Jones Tajh Boyd Taylor Kelly Braxton Miller Connor Cook Logan Thomas EJ Manuel Marquise Williams Charlie Heller Austin Appleby Josh Allen 6 References edit Single Game Passing PDF Tiffin University Tiffin University Archived from the original PDF on 21 September 2010 Retrieved 21 November 2010 Tiffin University Football Records www GoTiffinDragons com Retrieved 10 August 2013 Quarterback Builder George Whitfield Jr Whitfield Athletix Retrieved 21 November 2010 Cam Newton Works Out For Media ESPN com 2011 02 10 Reid recommends lighter McNabb to NFL teams ESPN com May 15 2012 Sanchez Josh May 12 2017 Wyoming Football Josh Allen Training With Johnny Manziel Campus Sports External links edit nbsp Biography portal http www whitfieldathletix com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Whitfield Jr amp oldid 1196098648, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
