Randy White
Randy White was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States on January 15th, 1953 and is the Football Player. At the age of 71, Randy White biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Randall Lee White (born January 15, 1953) is a former American football defensive tackle.
He attended the University of Maryland from 1971 to 1974, and played professionally for the Dallas Cowboys from 1975 to 1988.
He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame (1994), the Pro Football Hall of Fame (1994) and the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame.
Personal life
White married Dallas model Vicci Haney, in 1978. They have one child together, daughter Jordan.
White is nicknamed "The Manster" (half man, half monster). 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.
High school career
Randy McKean High School in Wilmington, Delaware, is regarded as the "Best All-Time Player" in the history of Delaware high school football. He played in the state's 15th annual Blue-Gold All-Star high school football game, which was played each year at the University of Delaware stadium to benefit DFRC and its services to Delawareans with intellectual disabilities.
College career
During his freshman year, White was recruited by the University of Maryland and played as a fullback for the Terrapins. Maryland won only two games this year, and White did not do well during that time. Randy was pushed to defensive end during his sophomore season, but Claiborne said he was "one of the top five linemen in the United States" as he progressed through college. He received numerous awards and accolades in his senior year (1974), including the Outland Trophy, the Lombardi Award, and Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year. Despite the fact that Maryland lost in the Liberty Bowl this season to Tennessee, Randy was named the game's Most Valuable Player. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1994 and was voted to the ABC Sports All-America Team in 2000.
Professional career
After losing to the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1972, White was the Dallas Cowboys' first pick and second player selected in the 1975 National Football League Draft, and he was promoted to middle linebacker, where he spent most of his first two seasons, including his rookie season, where Dallas lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl X. White was drafted to right defensive tackle during his third season (1977), the same position formerly occupied by "Mr. " "Boo Tall" Jones and Harvey Martin, the Cowboy, played left defensive tackle from 1961 to 1974, a move that in turn brought veteran Larry Cole back to his natural defensive end position (backing up Ed "Too Tall" Jones and Harvey Martin).
That year would be his breakout season, with him named to his first All-Pro squad, his first Pro Bowl, and teammate Harvey Martin being named co-MVP of Super Bowl XII, making him one of the ten defensive players to win the award. White was named the NFC Defensive Player of the Year in 1978, and he would be selected to nine consecutive All-Pro and Pro Bowl teams. He will retire in 1988 (coincidentally, also the last season on the sidelines for original Cowboys coach Tom Landry), despite playing 209 games in 14 seasons and only missing one game during that time. He had played the second most games of any Dallas Cowboy in history at the time of his retirement. He appeared in three Super Bowls, six NFC Championship Games, and 111 sacks in his 14 years. In 1978, he had his highest single season sack total of 169. In 1994, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Super Bowl XLVIII, which was played in New Orleans, Louisiana, on the 35th anniversary of the naming of the only co-MVPs in Super Bowl history, was dedicated to White. Harvey Martin died in 2001.
Gradually, the accumulation of injuries began to hinder White's performance. He had only 64 tackles in the 1987 season (the first season in which White made the controversial decision to cross the picket line during the players' strike); this was followed by shoulder surgery the previous year and a bulging disc in his neck that exacerbated. In 1988, he played in a back-up role, not assuming a three-point presence due to his illness. White expressed his indignation that he could no longer play at the level at which he was used, and he opted to leave after the 1988 season.