Saturday, 21 December 2024

Reggie White

Contest: The US Athletic Hall of Fame - Athletes 2024
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Sport(s): Football
Statistics: 1 Super Bowl (XXXI)
2 Defensive Player of the Year Awards (1987 & 1998)
8 First Team All-Pro Selections (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1995 & 1998)
13 Pro Bowls (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 & 1998)
2-Time Sack Leader (1987 & 1988)
1-Time All-American (1983)
1 SEC Player of the Year Award (1983)
1,112 NFL Tackles
198.0 NFL Sacks
Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Member of the College Football Hall of Fame
Member of the Philadelphia Eagles Hall of Fame
Member of the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame
Number retired by the Philadelphia Eagles
Number retired by the Green Bay Packers
Number retired by the University of Tennessee
Named to the NFL 1980s All-Decade Team
Named to the NFL 1990s All-Decade Team
Named to the NFL 75th Anniversary Team
Named to the NFL 100th Anniversary Team
An All-American at Tennessee, Reggie White’s pro career began in the USFL with the Memphis Showboats. He landed in Philadelphia when the USFL folded, and he quickly became the best defensive player in franchise history. White was a Defensive Player of the Year in 1987 and was chosen to six straight first team all-pros.

White shocked the football world by signing with the Green Bay Packers, and on his back, the team resumed to power in the NFL. Along with quarterback Brett Favre, White took the Packers to a Super Bowl XXXI win, Green Bay's first since Super Bowl II. As a Packer, "The Minister of Defence" won his second Defensive Player of the Year 11 years after he won his first.

White retired in 2000 with 198.0 sacks, second all-time behind Bruce Smith.

We are proud to nominate Reggie White for the United States Athletic Hall of Fame.

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