Travelle Wharton

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Travelle Wharton

Carolina Panthers — No. 70
Offensive tackle
Date of birth: May 19, 1981 (1981-05-19) (age 27)
Place of birth: Greenville, South Carolina
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Weight: 312 lb (142 kg)
National Football League debut
2004 for the Carolina Panthers
Career history
College: South Carolina
NFL Draft: 2004 / Round: 3 / Pick: 94
Teams: Carolina Panthers (2004-present)
Career highlights and awards
No notable achievements
Stats at NFL.com

Glenn Travelle Wharton (born May 19, 1981 in Greenville, South Carolina) is an American football player who currently plays offensive lineman for the Carolina Panthers of the NFL. He played college football at the University of South Carolina.

[edit] High school career

Wharton was a Shrine Bowl participant following his senior year at Hillcrest High School in Simpsonville, South Carolina He earned all-area and all-state recognition as a senior. Travelle is the son of Lois Logan Wharton and the Late Glenn A. Wharton.

[edit] College career

Travelle Wharton started 45 of the 47 games he played at left tackle for the University of South Carolina. He did not allow a sack after the second game of his freshman season in 2000, a span of 45 contests. In 2003, as a senior, he started all 12 games at left tackle. Wharton earned second-team All-Southeastern Conference recognition and was chosen to play in the Senior Bowl. He was a team captain and was the lone returning starter on the offensive line that allowed only 10 sacks the entire season.

[edit] NFL career

He started the final 11 games at left guard as a rookie in 2004 after being inactive for the first five contests. He was the lone rookie starter on the offensive line in 2004 that yielded only 33 sacks, the third-lowest total in Carolina history.In the 20-6 loss to the Atlanta Falcons he suffered a torn ACL and MCL and was placed on injured reserve.