Darrell Whitmore

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Darrell Lamont Whitmore (Born November 18, 1968 in Front Royal, Virginia) was an American Major League baseball player for the Cleveland Indians and Florida Marlins and was a college football and baseball player for the West Virginia Mountaineers.

[edit] College career

Darrell Whitmore played football and baseball at West Virginia University. Whitemore started his great football career in 1988 as a freshman free-safety. He was a standout throughout the Mountaineers' undefeated season, until he broke his leg in West Virginia's final regular season game against Syracuse University. His injury was one of the factors in West Virginia's loss to Notre Dame University in the Fiesta Bowl.

[edit] Major League Baseball

Whitmore was drafted 46th overall, 2nd round in the 1990 Major League Baseball Draft by the Cleveland Indians. Whitmore was signed June 13, 1990. Whitmore then was sent to the Florida Marlins June 25, 1993 and started his Major League career. Whitmore played 3 years in the Major Leagues, from 1993 to 1995.

Whitmore played 112 games in his Major League career, totaling 5 home runs and 67 hits and 21 RBIs.