Ed White (American football)

Ed White
No. 62, 67
Position: Guard
Personal information
Date of birth: (1947-04-04) April 4, 1947
Place of birth: La Mesa, California
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight: 269 lb (122 kg)
Career information
College: University of California, Berkeley
NFL draft: 1969 / Round: 2 / Pick: 39
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games Played: 241
Games Started: 210
Fumble recoveries: 4
Player stats at PFR

Edward Alvin White (born April 4, 1947 in La Mesa, California) is a former American football player. After retiring from football, White has worked as a coach and artist.[1][2]

Biography

He graduated from Indio High School in Indio, California. In college, White played for the University of California, Berkeley Golden Bears (1966-68) as a lineman and was selected a consensus All-American player in 1968.

White began his professional football career with the Minnesota Vikings after being drafted in the second round of the 1969 AFL/NFL draft. He is one of 11 players to have played in all four Vikings Super Bowl appearances between 1969 and 1976. Before the 1978 season, he was traded to the San Diego Chargers, with whom he played until 1985 when he retired after seventeen years and 241 games. Mainly used at offensive guard, he was selected to the Pro Bowl four times. He played as an offensive lineman for the Chargers 1978-85.

After retiring from the NFL, White worked as a football coach.

Awards and honors

Following his retirement, he was inducted into College Football Hall of Fame, University of California Hall of Fame, Breitbard Hall of Fame, East-West Shrine Game Hall of Fame, and the San Diego Charger Hall of Fame. Indio High School named their football field Ed White Stadium in honor of White. As a testament to his impact on every team he played on, in 2015 Ed White was selected to the Pac-12 All Century Football team, playing defensive tackle at Cal.

Charger quarterback Dan Fouts has been vocal about endorsing White for the Pro Football Hall of Fame: “When he retired, nobody had played in more games (241) as an offensive lineman than Ed White. They don’t have many statistics for offensive linemen other than Pro Bowls and Super Bowls, but Ed would be a leader. He was one of the most feared offensive linemen in the game. You talk to guys like Howie Long and Matt Millen who had to go against Big Ed. They hated it.” Chargers center/guard Dennis McKnight has called White “probably the best all-around offensive lineman in the league in terms of run blocking and pass blocking.” Kansas City Chiefs offensive tackle Kyle Turley has called White the best coach he'd ever had.[2]

References

  1. ↑ http://edwhiteart.com/
  2. 1 2 Fox Sports article: "One on one with Kyle Turley." Retrieved 07 May 2008.

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