Randy White (American football)

Randall " Randy " Lee White ( born January 15, 1953 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States), nicknamed " The Manster ", is a former American football player. He played in the National Football League ( NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys.

Playing career

College career

Randy White was born the son of Guy and LaVerne White. He was the eldest of three brothers, visited in Wilmington, Delaware high school and played in the local football team fullback. From 1972 to 1974 he studied at the University of Maryland and was retrained by the coach of the football team of the college to defensive tackle. In 1973, he was able to move with his team in the Peach Bowl. The game was lost with 17:16 against the University of Georgia. The following year won his college team, the Atlantic Coast Conference and moved into the Liberty Bowl. Also, this game could not win White with his team. The University of Tennessee prevailed 7-3.

White was elected twice to the All- American. In 1974, he won election to the best defensive -line player in college football. He also received the Outland Trophy and the Lombardi Award.

Professional career

Randy White was drafted in 1975 by the Dallas Cowboys in the first round in second place. The Cowboys were coached by Tom Landry, who was considered an expert on defense strategies. The Defense of the cowboys were among the best in the NFL. The Defense of the cowboys was supervised, among others, by the member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Ernie Stautner, who was active as a defensive tackle with the Pittsburgh Steelers before. In it, as Ed " Too Tall " Jones, Rayfield Wright, Mel Renfro and Cliff Harris were All-Star players. In his first two years he came only once as a starter for use. 1975, in a rookie year of White, the Cowboys were able to move into the Super Bowl, where they had to give however, defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers with 21:17. As of the 1977 season White has established itself as a starter in the Cowboys. In the same year he moved with the team from Dallas in the Super Bowl XII. In the Super Bowl the Denver Broncos were beaten with 27:10. White was doing an outstanding game. He could put the opposing quarterback always under pressure and forcing errors. It even managed to bring the case to scrimmage playmaker the Broncos behind the line of. Together with his teammate Harvey Martin, he was chosen because of its benefits to the Super Bowl MVP.

The year 1978 was the statistically best game of the year for White. There he succeeded in this year 126 tackles and 16 Sacks ( unofficial figure, Sacks are only from 1982 officially statistically). In the same year he was able to move with the Cowboys again in the Super Bowl. Again, however, the Steelers were able to prevail against the Cowboys and win with 35:31 in the championship game. Also in this game succeeded White a sack.

Although in subsequent years, the Cowboys were able to move into the play- offs again and again, they remained to participate in another Super Bowl denied during the career of White. As his long-time coach Tom Landry retired in 1988 by White Football Sport.

Honors

White played nine times in the Pro Bowl, the final game of the best players of the season. Nine times he was elected to the All- Pro. He is a member of the NFL 1980s All- Decade Team in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the Texas Sports Hall of Fame, the College Football Hall of Fame, in the Hall of Fame his college and is on the Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor perpetuated. His nickname is a synonym for his powerful style of play originated from a combination of " Man" and " Monster".

After the career

Randy White runs a restaurant in Frisco, Texas. He is married and has one daughter.

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