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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1936-01-04)January 4, 1936 (age 89) Berkeley, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1955–1957 | California |
| Positions | End,halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1958–1963 | California (DL) |
| 1964–1971 | Stanford (OC/OL) |
| 1972–1977 | California |
| 1978–1979 | San Francisco 49ers (OL) |
| 1980–1987 | Illinois |
| 1990–1994 | Los Angeles Raiders (QB/OL) |
| 1995–1996 | Oakland Raiders |
| 1997–1999 | St. Louis Rams (OA) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 82–71–4 (college) 15–17 (NFL) |
| Bowls | 0–3 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Pac-8 (1975) Big Ten (1983) Super Bowl XXXIV champion (1999) | |
| Awards | |
| Sporting News College Football COY (1983) Walter Camp Coach of the Year (1983) Big Ten Coach of the Year (1983) | |
Michael Kavanaugh White (born January 4, 1936) is an American formerfootball player and coach. He has 16 years experience as ahead coach, including stints at theUniversity of California, Berkeley (1972–1977), theUniversity of Illinois (1980–1987) and theOakland Raiders of theNational Football League (NFL) (1995–1996).
During his college coaching career, White was twice named National Coach of the Year, first in 1975 at California. He coached a team led byJoe Roth,Chuck Muncie andWesley Walker to thePac-8 co-championship—the school's first conference title in 18 years.
White moved to the University of Illinois in 1980. He succeededGary Moeller, who in three seasons at Illinois finished no higher than eighth in theBig Ten Conference. White quickly turned around the Illinois football program, posting a winning season in only his second year. In 1982, he led the Illini to theLiberty Bowl, the school's first bowl appearance since the1964 Rose Bowl. The 1982 Liberty Bowl was also notable as the final game coached byUniversity of Alabama head coachBear Bryant. In 1983, Illinois won its first Big Ten title in 20 years with an overall record of 10–1, including a 9–0 conference record, and played in the1984 Rose Bowl. It also marked the first time since 1967 that neither Michigan nor Ohio State won at least a share of the conference title. White was honored for his team's achievements by being namedUPI Coach of the Year. The 1983 Illinois team is the only team in Big Ten history to beat each of the other conference teams in a single season. White also led the Fighting Illini to the1985 Peach Bowl, which they lost to Army 31–29. In eight seasons at Illinois, White's teams had a combined record of 47–41–3, for a winning percentage of .533. Along the way, White coached future NFLquarterbacksDave Wilson,Tony Eason, andJack Trudeau, and record-settingwide receiverDavid Williams. White resigned as Illinois coach after the 1987 season due to recruiting violations.[1]
On April 27, 1990, White was hired to serve as quarterbacks coach of the Los Angeles Raiders. He later coached the offensive line in 1993.[2]
White was hired to replaceArt Shell as coach of the team on February 2, 1995.[3]In the first season for the team back in Oakland after 12 years in Los Angeles, the Raiders rocketed to an 8–2 start. But the team went into a nosedive, losing their final six games (with four of the six losses being withoutJeff Hostetler at quarterback due to injury) to finish 8–8.[4]
With a "gourmet-variety offense" based on the intent to throw short, the Raiders went 7–9 record in 1996. White was fired by the Raiders on Christmas Eve, being given the news by Bruce Allen though Al Davis was involved in the decision.[5][6]
White was on the coaching staff of the Rams from 1997 to 1999, including a Super Bowl victory at the conclusion of the '99 season. White later served as the Director of Football Administration for theKansas City Chiefs.
White is a member ofDelta Upsilon fraternity.
White is a board member for theLott IMPACT Trophy, which is named afterRonnie Lott and is awarded annually to college football's Defensive IMPACT Player of the Year.[7]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Golden Bears(Pacific-10 Conference)(1972–1977) | |||||||||
| 1972 | California | 3–8 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1973 | California | 4–7 | 2–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 1974 | California | 7–3–1 | 4–2–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1975 | California | 8–3 | 6–1 | T–1st | 15 | 14 | |||
| 1976 | California | 5–6 | 3–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1977 | California | 8–3 | 4–3 | 5th | |||||
| California: | 35–30–1 | 21–19–1 | |||||||
| Illinois Fighting Illini(Big Ten Conference)(1980–1987) | |||||||||
| 1980 | Illinois | 3–7–1 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1981 | Illinois | 7–4 | 6–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1982 | Illinois | 7–5 | 6–3 | 4th | LLiberty | ||||
| 1983 | Illinois | 10–2 | 9–0 | 1st | LRose | 10 | 10 | ||
| 1984 | Illinois | 7–4 | 6–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1985 | Illinois | 6–5–1 | 5–2–1 | 3rd | LPeach | ||||
| 1986 | Illinois | 4–7 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1987 | Illinois | 3–7–1 | 2–5–1 | 8th | |||||
| Illinois: | 47–41–3 | 40–26–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 82–71–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
| |||||||||
| Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| OAK | 1995 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 5th in AFC West | - | - | ||
| OAK | 1996 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 4th in AFC West | - | - | ||
| Total | 15 | 17 | 0 | .469 | ||||||
