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{{Short description|American football player (born 1953)}} {{Use American English|date=April 2020}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Randy White | image = Randy White signs autographs Jan 2014.jpg | caption = White signs autographs in January 2014 | position = [[Defensive tackle]] | number = 54 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|1|15}} | birth_place = [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 4 | weight_lbs = 257 | draftyear = 1975 | draftround = 1 | draftpick = 2 | high_school = [[Thomas McKean High School|McKean]] {{nowrap|([[Wilmington, Delaware]])}} | college = [[Maryland Terrapins football|Maryland]] (1972β1974) | pastteams = * [[Dallas Cowboys]] ({{NFL Year|1975}}β{{NFL Year|1988}}) | highlights = * [[List of Super Bowl champions|Super Bowl champion]] ([[Super Bowl XII|XII]]) * [[Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award|Super Bowl MVP]] ([[Super Bowl XII|XII]]){{efn|Co-winner with [[Harvey Martin]]}} * 7Γ First-team [[All-Pro]] ([[1978 All-Pro Team|1978]], [[1979 All-Pro Team|1979]], [[1981 All-Pro Team|1981]]β[[1985 All-Pro Team|1985]]) * Second-team All-Pro ([[1980 All-Pro Team|1980]]) * 9Γ [[Pro Bowl]] ([[1978 Pro Bowl|1977]]β[[1986 Pro Bowl|1985]]) * [[NFL 1980s All-Decade Team]] * [[NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team]] * [[Pro Football Writers of America NFL All-Rookie Team|PFWA All-Rookie Team]] ([[Pro Football Writers of America NFL All-Rookie Team#1975|1975]]) * [[Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor]] * [[Lombardi Award]] (1974) * [[Outland Trophy]] (1974) * [[UPI Lineman of the Year (College)|UPI Lineman of the Year]] (1974) * [[List of unanimous All-Americans in college football|Unanimous All-American]] ([[1974 College Football All-America Team|1974]]) * First-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1973 College Football All-America Team|1973]]) * [[Atlantic Coast Conference football individual awards#Player of the Year|ACC Player of the Year]] (1974) * 2Γ First-team All-[[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]] ([[1973 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team|1973]], [[1974 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team|1974]]) | statlabel1 = [[Quarterback sack|Sacks]] | statvalue1 = 111 | statlabel2 = [[Interceptions]] | statvalue2 = 1 | pfr = WhitRa00 | HOF = randy-white | CollegeHOF = 1964 }} '''Randall Lee White''' (born January 15, 1953), nicknamed "'''the Manster'''", is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[defensive tackle]] for the [[Dallas Cowboys]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) from 1975 to 1988. He played [[college football]] for the [[Maryland Terrapins football|Maryland Terrapins]] from 1972 to 1974. He is a member of the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] (1994), the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] (1994) and the [[Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame|Delaware Sports Hall of Fame]] (1994<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.desports.org/inductees/1994/|title=Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame in Wilmington, Delaware - 1994|website=www.desports.org}}</ref>). ==Early life== Playing both defensive end and linebacker at [[Thomas McKean High School]] in [[Wilmington, Delaware]], Randy is considered to this day the "Best All-Time Player" in the history of Delaware high school football.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.maxpreps.com/news/j5WAzYXhmk-PVYOnbP8AJw/the-state-of-football--delaware.htm |title=The State of Football: Delaware; Looking at the past, present and future of high school football in the First State |author=Staff Report |website=MaxPreps.com |access-date=February 14, 2022}}</ref> Graduating in 1971, he was a star player in the state's 15th annual Blue-Gold All-Star high school football game played each year since 1956 at the [[Delaware Stadium|University of Delaware stadium]] to benefit DFRC and its programs to provide services to Delawareans with intellectual disabilities.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dfrcfoundation.org/about/beneficiaries.html |title=Grant Recipients |website=dfrcfoundation.org |access-date=February 14, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dfrc.org/events/blue-gold-football-game.html |title=DFRC Blue-Gold All Star Football Game |website=dfrcfoundation.org |access-date=February 14, 2022}}</ref> ==College career== White was [[Recruiting (college athletics)|recruited]] by the [[University of Maryland]] and played as a [[Fullback (American football)|fullback]] for the [[Maryland Terrapins football|Terrapins]] during his freshman year. Maryland finished the year with only 2 wins and White did little worth noting during that year. During his sophomore season, new [[head coach]] [[Jerry Claiborne]] moved Randy to [[defensive end]], noting that he had the skill to be "one of the best five linemen in the U.S." The move was a natural fit, as by his senior year, he was, as Claiborne put it, "as fast as some of the offensive backs I had coached." In that senior year (1974), he won numerous awards and honors, including the [[Outland Trophy]], the [[Lombardi Award]], and the [[Atlantic Coast Conference]] Player of the Year. Though Maryland lost in the [[Liberty Bowl]] that season to [[Tennessee Volunteers football|Tennessee]], Randy was named the game's Most Valuable Player. In 1994, he was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame and in 2000 was named to [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] sports All-time [[All-America]] Team.<ref name=ABC>'''Vancil, Mark''' ed., ''ABC Sports College Football All-Time All-America Team''. 2000, Hyperion Press {{ISBN|0-7868-6710-8}}</ref><ref name=CHOF>{{College Football HoF|id=1964|name=Randy White|accessdate=December 5, 2006}}</ref> In 1999, ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' included him on its All-Century Team for college football.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Maisel |first=Ivan |date=August 16, 1999 |title=Team of the Century |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1999/08/16/team-of-the-century |journal=Sports Illustrated |volume=91 |issue=6}}</ref> ==Professional career== White was the Dallas Cowboys' first pick and the second player selected in the [[1975 NFL draft]], and was moved to [[middle linebacker]], where he was a backup to Cowboy legend [[Lee Roy Jordan]], playing mostly on [[special teams]] his first two seasons, including his rookie season when Dallas lost to the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] in [[Super Bowl X]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}} Jordan retired following the 1976 season, and his slot was filled by [[Bob Breunig]], who held the position the next nine seasons. During his third season (1977), White was moved to right [[defensive tackle]], the same position formerly occupied by "Mr. Cowboy", [[Bob Lilly]], from 1961 through 1974, a move which in turn moved veteran [[Larry Cole]] back to his natural defensive end position (backing up [[Ed "Too Tall" Jones]] and [[Harvey Martin]], though he did play left defensive tackle after the retirement of [[Jethro Pugh]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}} That year would prove to be his breakout year; he was named to his first [[All-Pro]] team, his first [[Pro Bowl]], and (on his 25th birthday) was named co-[[Super Bowl MVP|MVP]] of [[Super Bowl XII]] with teammate [[Harvey Martin]], making him one of ten defensive players to win that honor. In 1978, White was named the NFC Defensive Player of the Year, and would be named to nine consecutive All-Pro and Pro Bowl teams. He would retire in 1988 (coincidentally, also the last season on the sidelines for original Cowboys coach [[Tom Landry]]), having played 209 games in 14 seasons, only missing one game during that span. At the time of his retirement, he had played the second most of any Dallas Cowboy in history. During those 14 years, he played in three [[Super Bowl]]s, six [[NFC Championship Game]]s, and accumulated 1,104 tackles (701 solo) and 111 [[Quarterback sack|sacks]].<ref name=PHOF>[http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=229 Pro Football Hall of Fame Member Biography for Randy White] Retrieved January 16, 2007</ref> His highest single season sack total was 16 in 1978.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.profootballhof.com/history/release.jsp?release_id=1484|title=Manster|publisher=profootballhof.com |access-date=February 26, 2008 }}</ref> He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1994.<ref name=PHOF/> On the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the naming of the only co-MVPs in Super Bowl history, [[Super Bowl XLVII]], which like Super Bowl XII was played in [[New Orleans, Louisiana]], was dedicated to White. Harvey Martin had died in 2001. Gradually, the accumulation of injuries began to limit White's effectiveness. He was credited with only 64 tackles in the 1987 season (a season in which White made the controversial choice to cross the picket line during the players' strike); this followed shoulder surgery the previous year and a bulging disc in his neck that worsened. In 1988, he played in a backup role, not assuming a three-point stance because of the disability. White openly and honestly acknowledged his frustration that he could no longer play at the level at which he was accustomed, and he decided to retire after the 1988 season.<ref>Thomas, David, Dallas Cowboys in the Hall of Fame: Their Remarkable Journeys to Canton, Rowman and Littlefield, 2016, p.154</ref> ==Personal life== White married Dallas model Vicci Haney, in 1978.<ref>{{cite web|title=10 things to know about Cowboys legend Randy White: From his brief Hollywood career to fighting an ex-teammate|url=https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-cowboys/cowboys/2018/04/02/20150712-10-things-to-know-about-cowboys-hall-of-famer-randy-white-including-boxing-joe-klecko|website=SportsDay.com|access-date=April 20, 2018}}</ref> They have one child together, daughter Jordan.<ref>{{cite web|title=Views from the Loon: The Manster-half man, half monster, Randy White|url=https://thelandryhat.com/2012/07/13/views-from-the-loon-the-manster-half-man-half-monster-randy-white/|website=Fansided.com|date=July 13, 2012|access-date=April 20, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title="Manster"|url=http://www.profootballhof.com/news/manster/|website=Pro Football Hall of Fame|access-date=April 20, 2018}}</ref> White is nicknamed "The Manster" (half man, half monster).<ref name="CHOF"/> He studied [[Muay Thai|Thai Boxing]] under [[Chai Sirisute]], the founder of the Thai Boxing Association of the USA. White's [[Roundhouse kick|round kick]] reportedly registered 400 [[Pound-force per square inch|psi]] on a gauge after two months of training.<ref>Karate/Kung Fu Illustrated, March 1987.</ref> ==References== {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} {{reflist|30em}} ==External links== *[http://www.dallascowboys.com/ring-of-honor/randy-white Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor bio] {{Navboxes | title = | list1 = {{Atlantic Coast Conference football Player of the Year navbox}} {{Outland Trophy}} {{Lombardi Award}} {{UPI Lineman of the Year}} {{1974 College Football Consensus All-Americans}} {{1969β1994 All-America Team}} {{1975 NFL draft}} {{Second overall NFL draft picks}} {{Dallas Cowboys first-round draft picks}} {{Dallas Cowboys 1975 NFL draft picks}} {{Super Bowl XII}} {{Super Bowl MVPs}} {{NFL1980s}} {{NFL100}} {{Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor}} {{1994 Football HOF}} {{Pro Football Hall of Fame members}} }} {{DEFAULTSORT:White, Randy}} [[Category:1953 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:All-American college football players]] [[Category:American football defensive ends]] [[Category:American football defensive tackles]] [[Category:American football linebackers]] [[Category:College Football Hall of Fame inductees]] [[Category:Dallas Cowboys players]] [[Category:Maryland Terrapins football players]] [[Category:National Conference Pro Bowl players]] [[Category:Players of American football from Dallas]] [[Category:Players of American football from Pittsburgh]] [[Category:Players of American football from Wilmington, Delaware]] [[Category:Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees]] [[Category:Super Bowl MVPs]] [[Category:Second overall NFL draft picks]]
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