 White in 1977 | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||||||
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| Born | (1949-10-24)October 24, 1949 (age 76) Dover, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Theodore Roosevelt(Kent, Ohio) | ||||||||||||
| College | Ohio State | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1972: 17th round, 438th overall pick | ||||||||||||
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Stanley Ray White (born October 24, 1949) is an American former professionalfootball player who was alinebacker in theNational Football League (NFL) andUnited States Football League (USFL). A defensive leader for the NFL'sBaltimore Colts andDetroit Lions, White later became a analyst for televised games of theBaltimore Ravens, successor to the Colts in the league.
White was the first active player to sign with the USFL in 1983 and was named to the All-USFL team during that year.
White was born inDover, Ohio and grew up inKent, Ohio. White attendedTheodore Roosevelt High School. He was the only player in the history of Ohio High School sports to play in the state all-star games forfootball,basketball, andbaseball. He was 1st team All State twice in football, All State in Basketball as a senior averaging 25 points a game, and All State in baseball playing catcher as a senior hitting 0.467 (He pitched a championship game and won 1-0 with 17 strikeouts). Against Ravenna his senior year he scored every way possible: He scored a touchdown and a two point conversion, kicked a field goal and an extra point, and tackled the quarterback in the end zone for a safety. His senior year ten Roosevelt players played both offense and defense, and six of those ended up playing in the NFL. White graduated in 1968.
White playedcollege football atOhio State University, where he was anAll-Big Ten andAll-American selection.[1] He also played baseball and basketball at OSU. When he left OSU he held the OSU records for career tackles, tackles in a season (1970), and tackles in a game (Michigan State 1970). He also briefly held the record for most extra points kicked in a season(1969).
White was selected in 1972, the 438th player out of 442 taken. White played for theBaltimore Colts and theDetroit Lions. He was named First Team All NFL in 1975 by The Football News, and First Team All NFL in 1977 by The New York Daily News.
White scored two touchdowns, both from interception returns and both for the Colts; the first was in 1973 against theHouston Oilers from aDan Pastorini interception, the second coming against theNew York Giants from aCraig Morton interception in 1975. He was a UPI 1st Team All AFC linebacker in 1977. White still holds the single season NFL record for linebackers of eight interceptions in a season (1975), and is second all-time for linebackers with 34 career interceptions. He is third all-time in takeaways for linebackers with 49, behindJack Ham andRay Lewis. He was selected as a linebacker on the Baltimore Colts All-Time Team. He is also the only player n NFL history to have at least seven sacks and seven interceptions in a single season(1977-8 sacks,7 int). In fact only four times has a player had at 6 sacks and 6 interceptions in a season and White did it twice(1975,1977) Rodney Harrison and Dave Duerson are the other two.
White left the NFL after the 1982 season.[2]
Following his departure from the Lions, White played in theUnited States Football League (USFL) for theChicago Blitz and theArizona Wranglers, becoming the first active NFL player to sign with the new league. He was All-USFL, and was also selected to the Madden All-Time USFL Team.
Since 2006, White has worked as acolor analyst for theBaltimore Ravens' radio broadcasts, teaming withGerry Sandusky, who does the play-by-play, and former Ravens playerQadry Ismail. He also contributes to other programming on Baltimore stationWBAL-AM. He previously worked for ESPN, NBC Radio NFL games, and Home Team Sports.
White is a lawyer, graduating magna cum laude from theUniversity of Baltimore School of Law in 1978.[2] He went at night during the season and full-time in the off season, completing his degree in four years. His first job was with Ron Shapiro, noted sports lawyer. His classmates included sports agents Tom Condon and Tony Agnone.
White's book,If These Walls Could Talk: Baltimore Ravens, published by Triumph Books, was released in October 2017.
White and his wife have two daughters and a son.[2]
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