Ted Whitten CEO & Trustee

Edward John Ted Whitten Junior (born 15 March 1957) was a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL.

As the son of a Hall of Fame VFL Legend Ted Whitten Sr. Whitten was in the media spotlight from a very young age and was expected to achieve big things and follow in the footsteps of his father. As a youngster in junior leagues, he was put on a heavy tag, solely due to his name.

Whitten made his debut in 1974 at his father’s club Footscray, but was only recruited after rumours circulated that he was considering joining rival team South Melbourne.

In 1974 Whitten made his VFL debut at 17 years of age and while he could not live up to the high standards set by one of the greatest footballers of all time in his father, Whitten turned out be a very good player. He represented Victoria in State of Origin and went on to play 144 games and kick 133 goals between 1974 and 1982. Sadly, his career was terminated in the 1982 season after her suffered a terrible knee injury. Due to the less advanced sports medicine of the day, it was a sad way to end his career  (at only 25 years of age), the same way that John Coleman’s career was ended. The knee has now been reconstructed 3 times.

Ted Whitten Jnr now is CEO of the EJ Whitten Foundation supporting Prostate Cancer Awareness for Mens Health. This was set up in 1995 after the passing of his father due to Prostate cancer.

Ted was responsible for the formation of the EJ Whitten Foundation with the Footscray Football Club in 1995 after the passing of his father due to Prostate Cancer