Craig Whelihan

Craig Whelihan

Date of birth:	April 15, 1971 (1971-04-15) (age 40)
Place of birth:	San Jose, California
Career information
Position(s):	Quarterback
Height:	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:	220 lb (100 kg)
College:	Pacific
NFL Draft:	1995 / Round: 6 / Pick: 197
Organizations
As player:
1995-1998 2000 2001 2001 2001-2002 2003 2004 2005-2006 2007	San Diego Chargers Oakland Raiders Memphis Maniax Chicago Enforcers Orlando Predators Indiana Firebirds Orlando Predators Las Vegas Gladiators San Jose SaberCats
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Craig Dominic Whelihan (born April 15, 1971 in San Jose, California), is an arena football quarterback with the San Jose SaberCats in the Arena Football League. He attended the University of the Pacific.

High school years

Whelilhan attended Santa Teresa High School and was a letterman in football, baseball and basketball. In football, as a senior, he passed for 1,314 yards and 11 touchdowns.

College years

Whelihan originally attended Oregon State University, sitting out freshman season as a redshirt. He transferred to the University of the Pacific playing both his sophomore and junior years. He ended his college career ranked third on the school's list for completions (300), attempts (591) and TDs (27).

NFL and XFL careers

Whelihan was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in 1995 in the sixth round and played for the team for four seasons, mostly as a backup quarterback. He threw 3,160 yards, scoring 14 touchdowns and threw 29 interceptions for a QB rating of 52.4, according to NFL.com. He signed with the Oakland Raiders and attended training camp in 2000. Whelihan played in the XFL in 2001 with the Memphis Maniax and the Chicago Enforcers.

Arena Football League career

With his National Football League career at a stalemate, and the XFL defunct, Whelihan took his talents to the Arena Football League. Since 2001, Whelihan has played for three different AFL teams: the Orlando Predators (2001-2002, 2004), the Indiana Firebirds (2003), and Las Vegas Gladiators (2005-2006).

Whelihan signed with the San Diego Riptide in 2005, but left for the Las Vegas Gladiators before he ever took a snap. In 2007, he served as the backup quarterback and holder for the ArenaBowl XXI champion San Jose SaberCats.

See also

• List of Arena Football League and National Football League players

External links

• arenafootball.com profile
• AFL stats
• NFL.com player page

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Name	Whelihan, Craig
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Date of birth	April 15, 1971
Place of birth	San Jose, California
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