Heather Mitts

Football player infobox| playername= Heather Mitts


fullname = Heather Blaine Mitts
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1978|6|9
cityofbirth = Cincinnati, Ohio
countryofbirth = U.S.
height = height|ft=5|in=5
position = Defender
years = 2001-2003
clubs = Philadelphia Charge
caps(goals) = 51 (0)
nationalyears = 1999-present
nationalteam = United States
nationalcaps(goals) = 63 (2)
pcupdate = August 28 2007
ntupdate = August 28 2007

Heather Blaine Mitts (born June 9, 1978 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American soccer player. Mitts is a defender for the United States Women's National Soccer Team.

She played soccer in high school for St. Ursula Academy in Cincinnati, Ohio and in college for the University of Florida, becoming an All-American, and led the team to a national title in her junior year (1998). Mitts played for the Philadelphia Charge, a team in the Women's United Soccer Association. She was also part of the gold medal-winning U.S. Olympic soccer team in 2004 and the U.S. team that finished 2nd in the 2006 Algarve Cup.

In 2004, Mitts was voted as "Hottest Female Athlete" by the users of ESPN.com. She is also a sideline reporter for ESPN2 and ABC's coverage of Major League Soccer, and is a columnist for ESPN Soccernet.

On May 12, 2007 Mitts tore her ACL in an international friendly with Canada. This injury put Mitts out of contention for the Women's World Cup in the fall of 2007.

On June 23, 2008 Mitts was named on the 18-player US roster for the 2008 Olympics.

Personal

Heather Mitts dated Philadelphia Eagles and Miami Dolphins quarterback A.J. Feeley for a five-year period, from 2002 to 2007. [cite web | last= Buckheit | first = Mary | title = Checking up on our female athletes: Part II | publisher = ESPN.com | date = February 27, 2007 | url = http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=buckheit/070222 | accessdate = 2007-08-30] They broke up in March 2007 [cite web | last = Iyer | first = Vinnie | title = Eagles: Fab beyond McNabb | publisher = The Sporting News | date = July 25, 2007 | url = http://fantasy.sportingnews.com/nfl/experts/vinnie-iyer/20070725.html | accessdate = 2007-08-30] and have begun dating again. [cite web | last = Brookover | first = Bob | title = Feeley follows Mitts' soccer triumph | publisher = Philadelphia Inquirer | date = August 22, 2008 | url = http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/20080822_Feeley_follows_Mitts__soccer_triumph.html | accessdate = 2008-08-22] Mitts also dated tennis player James Blake. [cite web | title = Extra Mustard - Hot Clicks: Brady ready to get married? | publisher = Sports Illustrated | date = August 21, 2007 | url = http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/extramustard/08/21/hotclicks.0821/index.html | accessdate = 2007-08-30] Heather dated Philadelphia Phillies slugger Pat Burrell prior to A.J. Feeley in 2001 and 2002.

Notes

External links

* [http://www.heathermitts.com Heather Mitts' official web site]
* [http://www.prolebrity.com/profile/heathermitts/ Mitts' Blog on Prolebrity.com]
*MySpace|heathermitts
* [http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/archive?columnist=37&root=us&cc=5901 Articles by Heather Mitts on "ESPN Soccernet"]