Gavin Whittaker
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Full name | Gavin Whittaker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Pittsworth, Queensland, Australia | 13 January 1970|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 6 January 2017 Parkwood, Queensland, Australia | (aged 46)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gavin Whittaker (13 January 1970 – 6 January 2017) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played for Canterbury-Bankstown and the Gold Coast.
Background
Whittaker was born in Pittsworth, Queensland.
Playing career
Whittaker made his first grade debut for Canterbury in Round 16 1993 against Balmain. Whittaker played with the club up until the end of 1995 but was not included in the premiership winning side that defeated Manly.
Whittaker joined the Gold Coast to play 31 games from 1996 to 1998.[2]
His son, Shai Whittaker later played for representative teams from 2007 to 2013; such as the Gold Coast Titans U18's and Queensland U17's.
Whittaker died from stomach cancer on 6 January 2017 at his home in Parkwood, Queensland, a week before his 47th birthday.[3]
References
- ^ "Gavin Whittaker - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "BULLDOGS RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB - OFFICIAL WEBSITE". thebulldogs.com.au.
- ^ "Gold Coast fans mourning the death of former Chargers forward Gavin Whittaker". Gold Coast Bulletin. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
External links
- Use dmy dates from July 2013
- 1970 births
- 2017 deaths
- Australian rugby league players
- Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs players
- Gold Coast Chargers players
- Rugby league props
- Rugby league players from Queensland
- Deaths from stomach cancer
- Deaths from cancer in Queensland
- Australian rugby league biography, 1970s birth stubs