Blake Whitlatch

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Blake Whitlatch
No. 57
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1955-10-13) October 13, 1955 (age 68)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:233 lb (106 kg)
Career information
High school: Baton Rouge (LA) Broadmoor
College: LSU
NFL draft: 1978  / Round: 9 / Pick: 248
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Player stats at PFR

Blake Whitlatch (born October 13, 1955) is a former professional American football player who played as a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for one season with the New York Jets, in 1978. He played in four games that season. He was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the ninth round of the 1978 NFL Draft. Whitlatch was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and attended Broadmoor High School. He attended college at Louisiana State University, where he played college football for the LSU Tigers football team. [1]

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References

  1. "Blake Whitlatch NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2016.