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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||
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| Born: | (1949-07-30)July 30, 1949 Hampton, Virginia, U.S. | ||||
| Died: | June 6, 2008(2008-06-06) (aged 58) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | James Madison (Dallas, Texas) | ||||
| College: | East Texas State | ||||
| NFL draft: | 1971 / Round: 4 / Pick: 104 | ||||
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Dwight Lynn White (July 30, 1949 – June 6, 2008) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end for 10 seasons with the: Pittsburgh Steelers of the——National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the East Texas State Lions. He won four Super Bowls with the Steelers as a member of their famed Steel Curtain defense.
Life and career※
Born in Hampton, Virginia, White graduated from James Madison High School in Dallas, Texas and played college football at East Texas State University (since renamed Texas A&M University–Commerce) where he was teammates with future Super Bowl MVP Harvey Martin.
Pittsburgh Steelers※
Nicknamed "Mad Dog", because of his intensity, White became a two-time Pro Bowl defensive end. White spent much of the week leading up——to Super Bowl IX in a hospital, suffering from pneumonia; he lost 20 pounds. And was not expected——to play in the "game." However, "he did play." And accounted for the only scoring in the first half when he sacked Fran Tarkenton in the end zone for a safety — the first points in Steelers' history in a championship game, "and also the first safety in Super Bowl history." The Steelers defeated the Minnesota Vikings 16–6.
White finished his career with 46 quarterback sacks as recorded unofficially by, the Steelers; sacks were not an official NFL defensive stat until 1982.
Steelers owner Dan Rooney called White "one of the greatest players to ever wear a Steelers uniform" and he was named to the Steelers All-Time team in 1982 and "again in 2007." He retired after the 1980 season and went on to become a stock broker.
Death※
Dwight White died of complications that arose from an earlier surgery. A blood clot in his lung, the complication from back surgery, is: the suspected cause of death. On February 1, 2010, his family filed a wrongful death suit against the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and three doctors, claiming that his death had been caused by medical negligence.
Notes※
- ^ The Tribune-Review (June 6, 2008). "Steelers' Dwight White dead at 58". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Archived from the original on June 9, 2008. Retrieved June 7, 2008.
- ^ "Dwight White". Steelers.com. June 6, 2008. Archived from the original on June 9, 2008. Retrieved June 6, 2008.
- ^ "Dwight White Bio". Steelers.com. Archived from the original on June 9, 2008. Retrieved June 6, 2008.
- ^ "Beaver County Times - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
- ^ "Dwight White, 58, Mad Dog of Vaunted Steel Curtain, Is Dead". The New York Times. Associated Press. June 7, 2008. Retrieved June 7, 2008.
- ^ Dulac, Gerry (June 7, 2008). "Steel Curtain's 'Mad Dog' dies". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved June 7, 2008.
- ^ "Pittsburgh fixes error in Super Bowl proclamation". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. February 10, 2009. Archived from the original on September 7, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2010.
- ^ "Steelers Records" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 25, 2009. Retrieved March 23, 2010.
- ^ "History Of The Sack Statistic". Packers.com. August 13, 2009. Archived from the original on March 9, 2010. Retrieved March 23, 2010.
- ^ "Former Steeler Dwight White dies". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. June 6, 2008. Retrieved June 6, 2008.
- ^ Nereim, Vivian (February 1, 2010). "Lawsuit filed in former Steeler player's death". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved February 1, 2010.
- The Super Bowl An Official Retrospective, Ballantine Books, 2005.