Dwight White
| No. 78 | |
| Defensive end | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: July 30, 1949 | |
| Place of birth: Hampton, Virginia | |
| Date of death: June 6, 2008 (aged 58) | |
| Place of death: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |
| Career information | |
| College: East Texas State | |
| NFL Draft: 1971 / Round: 4 / Pick: 104 | |
| Debuted in 1971 | |
| Last played in 1980 | |
| Career history | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Sacks | 46 |
| Interceptions | 4 |
| Games | 126 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Dwight Lynn White (July 30, 1949–June 6, 2008) was an American football defensive end who played for ten seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League (NFL)[1] and was a member of the famed Steel Curtain defense.[2]
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[edit] Life and career
Born in Hampton, Virginia, White graduated from James Madison High School in Dallas, Texas and played college football at East Texas State University (since renamed Texas A&M University–Commerce).[3]
[edit] Pittsburgh Steelers
Nicknamed "Mad Dog", because of his intensity,[4] White became a two-time Pro Bowl defensive end. White spent much of the week leading up to Super Bowl IX in a hospital, suffering from pneumonia; he lost 20 pounds and was not expected to play in the game. However, he did play,[5] and accounted for the only scoring in the first half when he sacked Fran Tarkenton in the end zone for a safety — the first points in Steelers' history in a championship game.[6] The Steelers defeated the Minnesota Vikings 16–6.
White finished his career with 46 quarterback sacks,[7] however sacks were not an official defensive stat until 1982.[8]
Steelers owner Dan Rooney called White "one of the greatest players to ever wear a Steelers uniform"[2] and he was named to the Steelers All-Time team in 1982 and again in 2007. He retired after the 1980 season and went on to become a stock broker.
[edit] Death
Dwight White died of complications that arose from an earlier surgery.[9] A blood clot in his lung, the complication from back surgery, is the suspected cause of death.[5] On February 1, 2010, his family filed a wrongful death suit against the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and three doctors, claiming that his death had been caused by medical negligence.[10]
[edit] Notes
- ^ The Tribune-Review (2008-06-06). "Steelers' Dwight White dead at 58". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_571425.html. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
- ^ a b "Dwight White". Steelers.com. 2008-06-06. http://news.steelers.com/article/90641/. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
- ^ "Dwight White Bio". Steelers.com. http://news.steelers.com/article/90641/. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
- ^ Associated Press (2008-06-07). "Dwight White, 58, Mad Dog of Vaunted Steel Curtain, Is Dead". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/07/sports/football/07white.html?_r=1&oref=slogin. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
- ^ a b Dulac, Gerry (2008-06-07). "Steel Curtain's 'Mad Dog' dies". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08159/888205-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
- ^ "Pittsburgh fixes error in Super Bowl proclamation". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. February 10, 2009. http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/s_611074.html. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
- ^ "Steelers Records". http://news.steelers.com/MediaContent/2006/08/10/06/Steelers_Records_67312.pdf. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
- ^ "History Of The Sack Statistic". Packers.com. August 13, 2009. http://www.packers.com/history/fast_facts/history_of_the_sack_statistic/. Retrieved 23 March 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "Former Steeler Dwight White dies". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 2008-06-06. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08158/887963-100.stm. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
- ^ Nereim, Vivian (2010-02-01). "Lawsuit filed in former Steeler player's death". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10032/1032717-100.stm. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- The Super Bowl An Official Retrospective, Ballantine Books, 2005.
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