Ernie Wheelwright, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Ernie Wheelwright

American football player

Date of Birth: 10-Jul-1984

Place of Birth: Columbus, Ohio, United States

Profession: American football player, Canadian football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Ernie Wheelwright

  • Ernest Lamont Wheelwright, IV (born July 10, 1984) is a former American gridiron football wide receiver .
  • He most recently played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
  • He was signed by the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2008.
  • He played college football at Minnesota.
  • Ernie Wheelwright is one of the most celebrated wide receivers in University of Minnesota history.
  • From 2004-2007, Wheelwright started 44 of his 49 career games played.
  • He tied the school record for most consecutive games with a touchdown at a total of seven in 2006-2007.
  • Wheelwright is No.
  • 3 on the Gophers' all-time list for career receptions and career receiving yards.
  • His numbers include 159 receptions along with 2,434 yards and 26 touchdowns.
  • Which is second in school history for receiving touchdowns, also six 100-yard receiving games.
  • Wheelwright was a consistent threat in the Minnesota passing attack in those four years and remains a popular name around the history of the program.
  • Many consider him the fourth or third best wide receiver in school history. Wheelwright is the grandson of actor and former New Orleans Saints running back Ernie Wheelwright.
  • He is the older brother of Robert Wheelwright, a wide receiver for the University Of Wisconsin-Madison.

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