Edward Alvin White (born April 4, 1947) is an American former professional football player who played as a guard in the National Football League (NFL). After retiring from football, White has worked as a coach and artist.[1][2]
 White with the Chargers c. 1985 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Guard | ||||||||
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| Born: | April 4, 1947 San Diego, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 269 lb (122 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Helix (La Mesa, California) Indio (Indio, California) | ||||||||
| College: | California (1966–1968) | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1969 / round: 2 / pick: 39 | ||||||||
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Early life
editWhite grew up in Lemon Grove, California, and attended Helix High School in La Mesa as a freshman before moving to Coachella Valley.[3] He graduated from Indio High School in Indio, California.
College career
editWhite attended the University of California, Berkeley, playing for the California Golden Bears (1966–1968) as a lineman. He was named a consensus All-American player in 1968.
Professional career
editWhite 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 17 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
editFollowing 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 Chargers Hall of Fame. Indio High School named their football field Ed White Stadium in his honor. 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]
In 2019, the Professional Football Researchers Association named White to the PFRA Hall of Very Good Class of 2019.[4] He was inducted into the California High School Football Hall of Fame in September 2024.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Ed White Art". Ed White Art. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ a b Fox Sports article: "One on one with Kyle Turley Archived 2008-05-12 at the Wayback Machine." Retrieved 07 May 2008.
- ^ "Charger Assistant Coach Ed White Retires". Los Angeles Times. January 19, 1988. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
- ^ "PFRA Hall of Very Good Class of 2019". Retrieved September 14, 2019.
- ^ "Five College Football Hall of Famers Among 25 Individuals Selected for California High School Shrine at the Rose Bowl". National Football Foundation. September 11, 2024. Retrieved September 12, 2024.