Stan White (linebacker)

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Stan White
No. 53
Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth: (1949-10-24) October 24, 1949 (age 63)
Place of birth: Dover, Ohio, USA
Career information
College: Ohio State
NFL Draft: 1972 / Round: 17 / Pick: 438
Debuted in 1972
Last played in 1982
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • UPI: 2nd team all-conference (1977)
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions 34
Interception Touchdowns 2
Interception yards 428
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Stanley Ray White (born October 24, 1949 in Dover, Ohio) is a former American football linebacker.

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Early life [edit]

Growing up in Kent, Ohio, he attended Theodore Roosevelt High School, graduating in 1968. He was the only player in Ohio to play in the state all-star games for football, basketball, and baseball.

Football career [edit]

College [edit]

He played college football at Ohio State University, where he was an All-Big Ten and All-American selection.[1]

NFL [edit]

Drafted in 1972 and retiring in 1982, White played for the Baltimore Colts and the Detroit Lions.

White scored two touchdowns, both from interception returns and both for the Colts; the first was in 1973 against the Houston Oilers from a George Hunt kick, the second coming against the New York Giants from a Toni Linhart kick in 1975.

US Football League [edit]

Following his departure from the Lions, White then played in the United States Football League for the Chicago Blitz and the Arizona Wranglers.

Broadcasting [edit]

Since 2007 White has worked as a color analyst for the Baltimore Ravens' radio broadcasts, teaming with Gerry Sandusky and Rob Burnett. He also contributes to other programming on Baltimore station WBAL-AM.

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Kent City Schools Hall of Fame Archives". Kent City Schools. Retrieved 2008-05-12. [dead link]

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