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Ed White
Date of birth: (1947-04-04) April 4, 1947 (age 76)
Place of birth: La Mesa, California
Career information
Position(s): Guard
College: University of California, Berkeley
NFL Draft: 1969 / Round: 2 / Pick 39
Organizations
 As player:
1969–1977
1978–1985
Minnesota Vikings
San Diego Chargers
Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowls: 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com
College Football Hall of Fame

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 10 players to have played in all four Vikings Super Bowl appearances in the 1970s. 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.

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 any statistics for offensive linemen other than Pro Bowls and Super Bowls, and those are things Ed has done. 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. EdWhiteArt.com
  2. 2.0 2.1 Fox Sports article: "One on one with Kyle Turley." Retrieved 07 May 2008.

External links[]

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