title: Gavin Whittaker
text: Gavin Whittaker (13 January 1970 – 6 January 2017) was an Australian professional rugby league player. He played as in the front row during the 1990s. He played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, the Gold Coast Chargers and the Western Suburbs Magpies. He retired in 1998. He was born in Pittsworth, Queensland.
  
  Whittaker died from stomach cancer on 6 January 2017 at his home in Parkwood, Queensland. He was 46, and would of turned 47th a week after his death.
  
  References
  
  Other websites
   Gavin Whittaker at the Rugby League Project
  
  1970 births
  2017 deaths
  Australian rugby league players
  Cancer deaths in Queensland
  Deaths from stomach cancer
  Sportspeople from Queensland