Randy White (American football)

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Randy White
Date of birth	January 15, 1953
Place of birth	Pittsburgh, PA
Position(s)	Middle Linebacker & Defensive Tackle
College	Maryland
NFL Draft	1975 / Round 1/ Pick 2
Pro Bowls	9
Awards	1977 Co-Super Bowl MVP, 1974 Outland Trophy, 1974 Lombardi Award
Honors	Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor NFL 1980s All-Decade Team
Retired #s	#94 (University of Maryland) ^[1]
Statistics	Pro Football Reference DatabaseFootball
Team(s)
1975-1988	Dallas Cowboys
College Hall-of-Fame
Pro Football Hall of Fame, 1994

Randy Lee White (born January 15, 1953 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) was an American football player. He attended the University of Maryland from 1971-1974, and played professionally for the Dallas Cowboys from 1975-1988. He is a member of both the college and professional football halls of fame.

1 College career
2 Professional career
3 Awards and Honors
4 Trivia
5 References
6 External links

[edit] College career

Randy was recruited by Maryland out of Thomas McKean High School in Wilmington, Delaware and played as a fullback during his freshman year. While Maryland finished the year with only 2 wins, Randy did little worth noting during that year. During his sophomore season, new head coach Jerry Claiborne moved Randy to defensive end, noting that he had the skill to be "one of the best five linemen in the U.S.". The move was a natural fit, as by his senior year, he was, as Claiborne put it, "as fast as some of the offensive backs I had coached." In that senior year (1974), he won numerous awards and honors, including the Outland Trophy, the Lombardi Award, and the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year. Though Maryland lost in the Liberty Bowl that season to Tennessee, Randy was named the game's Most Valuable Player. In 1994, he was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame and in 2000 was named to ABC sports All-time All-America Team. ^[2] ^[1]

[edit] Professional career

He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in 1975, where he was moved to middle linebacker. He played there for two uneventful years. During his third season(1977) he was moved back to defensive tackle. That year would prove to be his breakout year, he was named to his first All-Pro team, his first Pro Bowl, and was named co-MVP(with Harvey Martin) of Super Bowl XII, making him one of only 7 defensive players to win that honor. He would continue that success, being named to nine consecutibe All-Pro and Pro Bowl teams. He would retire in 1988, having played 209 games in 14 seasons, only missing one game during that span. At the time of his retirement, he had played the second most of any Dallas Cowboy in history. During those 14 years, he played in 3 Super Bowls, 6 NFC Championship Games, and accumlated 1,104 tackles (701 solo) and 111 sacks. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1994. ^[3]

[edit] Awards and Honors

Associated Press All-America team - 1973, 1974^[1]
Outland Trophy - 1974^[1]
Lombardi Award - 1974^[1]
ACC Player of the Year - 1974^[1]
State of Delaware Athlete of the Year - 1974^[1]
Amateur Athlete of the Year (Philadelphia sports writers) - 1974^[1]
UPI Lineman of the Year - 1974^[1]
Liberty Bowl Most Valuable Player - 1975^[1]
Super Bowl Co-Most Valuable Player - 1978^[3]
NFC Defensive Player of the Year - 1978^[3]
All-Pro team - 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985^[3]
Pro Bowl selection - 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985^[3]
College Football Hall of Fame inductee - 1994^[1]
Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee - 1994^[3]
Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor inductee - 1994^[4]
51st best player on The Sporting News list of the 100 Greatest Football Players - 1999^[5]
ABC sports All-time All-America Team. - 2000 ^[2]

[edit] Trivia

Nicknamed "The Manster". ^[1]
He studied Thai Boxing under Chai Sirisute, the founder of the Thai Boxing Association of the USA. White's round kick reportedly registered 400 psi on a gauge after two months of training.^[6]

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l College Football Hall of Fame Member Biography for Randy White. Retreived December 5, 2006
^ ^a ^b Vancil, Mark ed., ABC Sports College Football All-Time All-America Team. 2000, Hyperion Press ISBN 0-7868-6710-8
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Pro Football Hall of Fame Member Biography for Randy White. Retreived December 5, 2006
^ About the Dallas Cowboys - Dallas Cowboys History - Page 2 Retrieved December 5, 2006
^ TSN Presents - Football's 100 Greatest Players Retreived December 5, 2006
^ Karate/Kung Fu Illustrated, March 1987.

[edit] External links

football.about.com NFL Legends entry for Randy White
Blue Star Boys Entry for Randy White

Preceded by: Fred Biletnikoff	NFL Super Bowl MVPs Super Bowl XII, 1978 (Co-MVP Harvey Martin)	Succeeded by: Terry Bradshaw
Preceded by: John Hicks	Outland Trophy Winners 1974	Succeeded by: Lee Roy Selmon