Whittle starred at Davidson in track and once scored 25 points in a single meet. In 1928 he tied the World record in the 70-yard indoor hurdles in a meet at West Virginia. Whittle was track and cross country coach at Davidson from 1930 until 1972 and served the Wildcats as Assistant Director of Athletics. One of Whittle's inventions - the Freshman Cake Race - is still part of Davidson's tradition. Whittle also was selected as a member of the Helms Athletic Foundation Track and Field Hall of Fame.
