Running back, Colorado, 1935–37
Byron White
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Byron White played running back at Colorado (1935–37). He finished second in the 1937 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1937. The Pittsburgh Pirates took White in the first round, No. 4 overall in the 1938 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954.
At a glance
Honors
- Inducted 1954College Football Hall of Fame
- 1937Consensus All‑American
- 1937National leader in points (122)
- 1937National leader in points per game (15.25)
- 1937National leader in rushing yards (1,121)
- 1937National leader in total offense (1,596)
- 1937Second in the Heisman vote
Team titles: Rocky Mountain Athletic champions, 1935 and 1937
The teams in those years
Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.
In the NFL
First-team All-Pro (AP): 1940
All-Pro teams: AP first team 1940; INS first team 1938, 1940; Pro Football Weekly first team 1938, 1940; United Press first team 1938, 1940; Collyer’s Eye first team 1938; New York Daily News first team 1940; and 1 more.
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