Eric Wilbur was born on December 12,1984 and is an American former professional football player who was a punter for two seasons in the Canadian Football League.
20 Facts About Eric Wilbur
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Eric Wilbur was signed by the Houston Texans of the National Football League as an undrafted free agent in 2007, and has played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL.
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Eric Wilbur attended Trinity Preparatory School in Winter Park, and played high school football for the Trinity Prep Saints.
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Eric Wilbur was selected as the number one kicker in the state of Florida and was ranked as the number seven prospect by SuperPrep.
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Eric Wilbur accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Ron Zook and coach Urban Meyer's Gators teams from 2003 to 2006.
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Eric Wilbur led all true freshman nationally and ranked eighth in the nation with his punt yardage average.
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Eric Wilbur tied the Florida record for most punts in a season.
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Eric Wilbur was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll and was named co-outstanding special teams player at the end of the year.
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Eric Wilbur ranked sixth nationally with an average of 41.4 yards per punt as a junior and his 56 punts were third behind Blake McAdams who had 69 for Ole Miss and Britton Colquitt of Tennessee with 59.
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Eric Wilbur collected 2,459 punt yards which was the highest in the SEC.
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Eric Wilbur's longest punt of the year was a 63-yarder against Iowa in the Outback Bowl.
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Eric Wilbur went undrafted in the 2007 NFL draft and was signed by the Houston Texans on May 1,2007.
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Eric Wilbur was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars on August 8,2007.
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Eric Wilbur was signed by the New York Jets on April 15,2009.
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Eric Wilbur was signed by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on August 4,2010.
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Eric Wilbur was signed by the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League on July 11,2011.
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On February 1,2012, Eric Wilbur was signed by the Edmonton Eskimos.
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On June 21,2012, Eric Wilbur was released by the Blue Bombers.
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On September 6,2012, Eric Wilbur was signed by the Toronto Argonauts as a replacement for injured starting kicker Swayze Waters.
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When he was signed by the Toronto Argonauts in 2012, Eric Wilbur was then working as a bar manager at the Jesse Black Saloon in Casselberry, Florida.