Heath Shuler

Joseph Heath Shuler is an American former politician and football quarterback who served as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 11th congressional district from 2007 to 2013. The district covers the Blue Ridge Mountains in Western North Carolina. A member of the Democratic Party, he played in the National Football League (NFL) for five seasons prior to his political career. Shuler played college football at the University of Tennessee, where he was named SEC Player of the Year, and was selected by the Washington Redskins third overall in the 1994 NFL draft. Unable to match his collegiate success, he was traded from the Redskins after three seasons and spent his final two with the New Orleans Saints.

31 December 1971

Born on the same birth date (31 December 1971): Brent Barry • Esteban Loaiza

Born on the same birth day (31 December): Amy Cure • Billy Snedden • Bobby Byrne (baseball) • Dal Stivens • Giovanni Pascoli • Jacques Cartier • Jana Veselá • Jeremy Heywood • Johann Spurzheim • John Radcliffe (died 1568) • Karl-August Fagerholm • Mani Neumeier • Mies Bouwman • ND Stevenson • Paul O'Neill (racing driver) • Robert Goodwill • Sander Schutgens • Taylor Mead • Tony Kanaan • Tyrone Corbin

Born in the same month (December 1971): Ashia Hansen • Barkha Dutt • C. S. Lee • Esteban Loaiza • Frank Sinclair • Guthrie Govan • John Schlimm • Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg • Michael McCary • Ricardo (footballer, born 1971) • Ricky Martin • Seyhan Kurt • Shannon Briggs