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Heath Shuler: Tennessee football, NFL quarterback and politician through the years
Knoxville News Sentinel
Heath Shuler rushed for 383 yards as a Tennessee quarterback including this 6-yard touchdown run against Louisville on Nov. 6, 1993. (Paul Efird/News Sentinel)
Heath Shuler rushed for 383 yards as a Tennessee quarterback including this 6-yard touchdown run against Louisville on Nov. 6, 1993. (Paul Efird/News Sentinel)
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U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler runs the ball during a charity football game Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009 in Asheville, N.C. The Asheville Police Department and the N.C. Highway Patrol faced off to benefit Eblen-Kimmel Charities, with Shuler quarterbacking the Highway Patrol team.
U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler runs the ball during a charity football game Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009 in Asheville, N.C. The Asheville Police Department and the N.C. Highway Patrol faced off to benefit Eblen-Kimmel Charities, with Shuler quarterbacking the Highway Patrol team.
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A Heath Shuler pass slips through the fingertips of Tennessee wide receiver Cory Fleming on on November 28, 1992.
A Heath Shuler pass slips through the fingertips of Tennessee wide receiver Cory Fleming on on November 28, 1992.
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Former Tennessee football great Heath Shuler signs a Tennessee jersey with his name and number at the Boys & Girls Club of the Tennessee Valley on Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. Heath and his son Navy Shuler, a current UT quarterback, are bringing a reproduction of their jersey number 21 to Alumni Hall to support Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley.
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Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame inductee Heath Shuler on playing QB for Vols.
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Democrat Heath Shuler, back, embraces Blakley Wilden, front, as they watch early election returns in Shuler’s 11th Congressional District race against incumbent Rep. Charles Taylor in Asheville, N.C., Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2006.
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** FILE ** Washington Redskins quarterback Heath Shuler puts his hand to his helmet during the Redskins 14-7 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in this Nov. 26, 1995 photo at RFK Stadium in Washington. In the mountains of western North Carolina, former NFL quarterback Heath Shuler and the man he is trying to oust from Congress, Rep. Charles Taylor, R-N.C., are debating issues like illegal immigration, foreign trade and the war in Iraq.Thousands of miles away, in San Diego, Jason Woodmansee worries that one crucial issue is being overlooked in one of this year’s most competitive U.S. House races:”From an objective, quantitative viewpoint, Shuler was a terrible NFL quarterback,” Woodmansee writes on his blog www.StopShuler.com.
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Heath Shuler, left, talks with Vice Mayor Jack Sharp just before a press conference introducing Shuler as coach of the Tennessee RiverHawks, National Indoor Football team. 2003
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Former Tennessee quarterback Heath Shuler, top right, shares a laugh with children with the Boys & Girls Club of the Tennessee Valley on Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. Heath and his son Navy Shuler, a current UT quarterback, are bringing a reproduction of their jersey number 21 to Alumni Hall to support Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley.
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U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler, D-N.C., during the Evening in Orange gala to support the University of Tennessee Medical Center at Thompson-Boling Arena Saturday, April 30, 2011. Rumors are swirling on the Internet that Shuler is being considered for the UT Athletic Director position.
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Former University of Tennessee quarterback heath Shuler waves to fans while serving as this year’s grand marshall in UT 1999 Homecoming Parade. Sept. 24, 1999 Clay Owen The Knoxvile News-Sentinel staff
Knoxville News-Sentinel
Former Tennessee quarterback and North Carolina congressman Heath Shuler signs a football for John Dempster during a reception before the Greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame Dinner and Induction Ceremony at the Knoxville Convention Center on Tuesday, July 26, 2016. (SAUL YOUNG/NEWS SENTINEL)
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Democrat Heath Shuler, right, celebrates with supporters as he holds his daughter Island, 1, after winning the 11th Congressional District of North Carolina in Asheville, N.C., Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2006. Shuler defeated incumbent Rep. Charles Taylor.
AP
Former Tennessee quarterback Heath Shuler attends the South Carolina game on Saturday at Neyland Stadium. Shuler is the U.S. representative to North Carolina’s 11th District.
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Kristi Dennis, center, receives an autographed football from former UT quarterback Heath Shuler that she won at the Family Christian Expo. At left is Mike Carlton, a developer, and Brenda J. Albert, Heath Shuler Realty, as they stand in front of the pool at Wesport Homes on July 29, 1998.
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Current Tennessee quarterback Navy Shuler, left, and his dad and former Tennessee football great Heath Shuler, right, share a laugh at the Boys & Girls Club of the Tennessee Valley on Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. The father and son duo are bringing a reproduction of their jersey number 21 to Alumni Hall to support Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley.
Brianna Paciorka/News Sentinel
Former Tennessee quarterback Heath Shuler, top right, and his son and current UT quarterback Navy Shuler, second from top right, pose for a photo with children with the Boys & Girls Club of the Tennessee Valley on Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. The father and son duo are bringing a reproduction of their jersey number 21 to Alumni Hall to support Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley.
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Heath Shuler later returned to Washington as a congressman.
Associated Press
U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler runs the ball during a charity football game Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009 in Asheville, N.C. The Asheville Police Department and the N.C. Highway Patrol faced off to benefit Eblen-Kimmel Charities, with Shuler quarterbacking the Highway Patrol team.
Erin Brethauer/Asheville Citizen
Former Tennessee quarterback and North Carolina congressman Heath Shuler signs a football for John Dempster during a reception before the Greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame Dinner and Induction Ceremony at the Knoxville Convention Center on Tuesday, July 26, 2016.
(SAUL YOUNG/NEWS SENTINEL)
Democrat Heath Shuler, left, watches election returns with his father Joe Benny Shuler, right, and brother Benjie, center back, during Shuler’s 11th Congressional District race against incumbent Rep. Charles Taylor in Asheville, N.C., Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2006.
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Emmet P. ‘Buck’ Vaughn Jr. and Linda with Heath Shuler at the Greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame Dinner and Induction Ceremony at the Knoxville Convention Center on Tuesday, July 26, 2016.
(SAUL YOUNG/NEWS SENTINEL)
Washington D.C., March 2, 2007- Former University of Tennessee and Washington Redskins quarterback Heath Shuler, walks through an underground passageway that leads to Capitial Hill for a meeting on March 1, 2007. Shuler is a Freshman congressman from the 11th Congressional District of North Carolina.
Scripps Howard News Service
Democrat Heath Shuler, right, celebrates his victory in the 11th Congressional District of North Carolina with his wife Nikol, second from left, and son Navy, second from right, and Island, left, in Asheville, N.C., Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2006. Shuler defeated incumbent Rep. Charles Taylor. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
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U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler throws the ball during a charity football game Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009 in Asheville, N.C. The Asheville Police Department and the N.C. Highway Patrol faced off to benefit Eblen-Kimmel Charities, with Shuler quarterbacking the Highway Patrol team.
Erin Brethauer/Asheville Citizen
Darrell Akins, chairman and partner of AkinsCrisp Public Strategies, talks with U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler, a former UT quarterback, during a luncheon at the Neyland Stadium Skybox in honor of Sen. George Mitchell, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. Sen. Mitchell delivered the inaugural Baker Distinguished Lecture at the University of Tennessee, part of a series organized by the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy.
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0902_KCLO_Wade_03_MBW.jpg — U.S. Representative Heath Shuler, left, was among many to congratulate newly sworn-in Tennessee Chief Justice Gary R. Wade, right, after his Swearing-In Ceremony as the 29th chief justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court Saturday morning, Sept. 1, 2012 at the Sevier County Courthouse. The Sevier County native was formerly on the Court of Criminal Appeals. He succeeds Chief Justice Cornelia A. Clark.
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U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler, center, talks with Will Overstreet during the Evening in Orange gala at the University of Tennessee on April 30, 2011. Shuler, a Democrat representing in the 11th District in Western North Carolina, will run Duke Energy’s lobbying operation in Washington after the end of his term.
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U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler runs the ball during a charity football game Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009 in Asheville, N.C. The Asheville Police Department and the N.C. Highway Patrol faced off to benefit Eblen-Kimmel Charities, with Shuler quarterbacking the Highway Patrol team.
Erin Brethauer/Asheville Citizen
Former Volunteer Heath Shuler on the sidelines before the Orange and White game at Neyland Stadium on Saturday, April 20, 2013.
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Washington D.C., March 2, 2007- Former University of Tennessee and Washington Redskins quarterback Heath Shuler, has a meeting in his Washington D.C. office. Shuler is a Freshman congressman from the 11th Congressional District of North Carolina.
Scripps Howard News Service
Former Tennessee players Jayson Swain, left, and Heath Shuler, right, talk about the Battle at Bristol with Jerry Caldwell, center, of Bristol Motor Speedway in downtown Bristol on Friday, September, 9, 2016 during the Battle on the State Line Kickoff and Pep Rally.
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Kristi Dennis, center, receives an autographed football from former UT quarterback Heath Shuler that she won at the Family Christian Expo. At left is Mike Carlton, a developer, and Brenda J. Albert, Heath Shuler Realty, as they stand in front of the pool at Wesport Homes on July 29, 1998.
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Shane DeLong, 3, Right, looks on as former University of Tennessee quarterback Heath Shuler, Left, and his brother Benji Shuler pushes a grocery cart loaded with turkeys they were purchasing at Kroger in Farragut, Friday to help kick-off KNOX AREA RESCUE MINISTRIES STRIGHT FROM THE HEART TURKEY DRIVE.
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Former Washington first-round draft choice quarterback Heath Shuler of Tennessee smiles while meeting reporters at Redskin Park in Ashburn, Va., in this April 25, 1994 photo. Shuler is mounting a challenge for the U.S. House seat held by Republican Charles Taylor of Brevard. Shuler, a Democrat who lives in Waynesville.
AP
** FILE ** Heath Shuler, the former star at the University of Tennessee, who played five seasons in the NFL, ponders a question during an interview in Waynesville, N.C., July 20, 2005. More than six months after filing to run against veteran Republican congressman Charles Taylor, whose financial disclosure filings routinely show him to be one of Congress’s wealthiest members, Shuler has yet to file his own financial disclosure statement. (AP Photo/Alan Marler, File)
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Former NFL and University of Tennessee quarterback Heath Shuler, left, speaks to supporters after early results show him leading in the N.C. Democratic Primary inside his campaign headquarters Tuesday, May 2, 2006, in Asheville, N.C. Seeking a chance to take on longtime Republican Rep. Charles Taylor, who has represented far western North Carolina for 15 years, Shuler faces Michael Morgan of Swannanoa in the Democratic primary for U.S. House.
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** ADVANCE FOR MONDAY, JULY 25, AND THEREAFTER ** Heath Shuler, the former star quarterback at the University of Tennessee, who played five seasons in the NFL, answers a question during an interview in Waynesville, N.C., Wednesday, July 20, 2005. Shuler has announced he will try to unseat eight-term GOP Rep. Charles Taylor.
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Tennessee quarterback Navy Shuler, right, signs a child’s shirt at the Boys & Girls Club of the Tennessee Valley on Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. Navy and his father Heath Shuler, a former Tennessee football star, are bringing a reproduction of their jersey number 21 to Alumni Hall to support Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley.
Brianna Paciorka/News Sentinel
** ADVANCE FOR THE WEEKEND OF JULY 23-24 ** Heath Shuler, the former star at the University of Tennessee, who played five seasons in the NFL, is shown during an interview in Waynesville, N.C., Wednesday, July 20, 2005. Shuler has announced he will try to unseat eight-term GOP Rep. Charles Taylor.
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Democrat Heath Shuler gives a thumbs up to supporters after winning the 11th Congressional District of North Carolina in Asheville, N.C., Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2006. Shuler defeated incumbent Rep. Charles Taylor. With Shuler on stage is wife Nikol, son Navy, and daughter Island.
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Democrat Heath Shuler, right, celebrates his victory in the 11th Congressional District of North Carolina with his wife Nikol, second from left, and son Navy, second from right, and Island, left, in Asheville, N.C., Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2006. Shuler defeated incumbent Rep. Charles Taylor.
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U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler speaks to high school students at Carolina Day School in Asheville, NC, Wednesday, November 11, 2009 as part of the schools monthy Wednesday Forum Series.
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U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler, Aug. 28, 2009.
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Former Redskins quarterback and representative-elect Heath Shuler, D-N.C., talks on a cell phone prior to the first orientation meeting of newly-elected members of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington Monday, Nov. 13, 2006.
AP
Washington D.C., March 2, 2007- Former University of Tennessee and Washington Redskins quarterback Heath Shuler, keeps a painting of the Great Smoky Mountains located in North Carolina, in his Washington D.C. office. Shuler is a Freshman congressman from the 11th Congressional District of North Carolina.
Scripps Howard News Service
Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander and North Carolina Representative Heath Shuler talk with the media after the TVA Congressional Caucus forum on TVA’s renewable electricity choices in Knoxville Thursday morning. The forum was held in the main assembly room of the City and County building in downtown Knoxville.
