Ed White with the Los Angeles Chargers
With the Los Angeles Chargers. Photo: Kodak, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Defensive tackle, California, 1966–⁠68

Ed White

Lettered 1966–⁠68 (school media guide)

Born
Apr 4, 1947, in La Mesa, California

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Ed White played defensive tackle at California (1966–⁠68). He was a consensus All‑American in 1968. The Minnesota Vikings took White in round 2, No. 39 overall in the 1969 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1999.

At a glance

Best season
1968
Consensus All-American and First-team All-Pac-8
Drafted
No. 39
Round 2, 1969 NFL Draft (Minnesota Vikings)

Honors

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: 2 (1974–⁠75) · Second-team All-Pro: 1976

All-Pro teams: Pro Football Writers second team 1976; NEA first team 1974–⁠75.

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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