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Sammy White

Samuel White

Position: WR
Height: 5-11    Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: March 16, 1954 in Winnsboro, LA
College: Grambling State

Career AV: 52 (1268th overall since 1950)

2-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the 2nd round (54th overall) of the 1976 NFL Draft.

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Receiving & Rushing

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Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb AV
1976* 22 MIN WR 85 14 14 51 906 17.8 10 56 3.6 64.7 5 -10 0 6 -2.0 -0.7 0.4 896 10 3 11
1977* 23 MIN WR 85 14 14 41 760 18.5 9 69 2.9 54.3 760 9 2 8
1978 24 MIN WR 85 16 16 53 741 14.0 9 33 3.3 46.3 5 30 0 16 6.0 1.9 0.3 771 9 1 7
1979 25 MIN WR 85 15 15 42 715 17.0 4 55 2.8 47.7 1 6 0 6 6.0 0.4 0.1 721 4 1 6
1980 26 MIN WR 85 16 16 53 887 16.7 5 50 3.3 55.4 4 65 0 45 16.3 4.1 0.3 952 5 0 8
1981 27 MIN WR 85 16 16 66 1001 15.2 3 53 4.1 62.6 2 -1 0 1 -0.5 -0.1 0.1 1000 3 1 7
1982 28 MIN WR 85 7 6 29 503 17.3 5 65 4.1 71.9 503 5 0 7
1983 29 MIN WR 85 11 10 29 412 14.2 4 43 2.6 37.5 1 7 0 7 7.0 0.6 0.1 419 4 0 4
1984 30 MIN WR 85 13 11 21 399 19.0 1 47 1.6 30.7 399 1 1 3
1985 31 MIN 85 6 0 8 76 9.5 0 15 1.3 12.7 76 0 0 1
Career 128 118 393 6400 16.3 50 69 3.1 50.0 18 97 0 45 5.4 0.8 0.1 6497 50 9 62

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1976* 22 MIN WR 85 14 14 3 45 0 31 15.0 9 173 0 36 19.2 1114
1977* 23 MIN WR 85 14 14 7 113 0 36 16.1 873
1978 24 MIN WR 85 16 16 1 0 0 0 0.0 3 50 0 20 16.7 821
1981 27 MIN WR 85 16 16 1 0 0 0 0.0 1000
Career 128 118 5 45 0 31 9.0 19 336 0 36 17.7 6878

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1976* 22 MIN WR 85 14 14 3 2 0 0
1977* 23 MIN WR 85 14 14 2 1 0 0
1978 24 MIN WR 85 16 16 1 0 0 0
1979 25 MIN WR 85 15 15 1 0 0 0
1980 26 MIN WR 85 16 16 0 1 0 0
1981 27 MIN WR 85 16 16 1 0 0 0
1984 30 MIN WR 85 13 11 1 0 0 0
Career 128 118 9 4 0 0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1976* 22 MIN WR 85 14 14 10 10 60
1977* 23 MIN WR 85 14 14 9 9 54
1978 24 MIN WR 85 16 16 9 9 54
1979 25 MIN WR 85 15 15 4 4 24
1980 26 MIN WR 85 16 16 5 5 30
1981 27 MIN WR 85 16 16 3 3 18
1982 28 MIN WR 85 7 6 5 5 30
1983 29 MIN WR 85 11 10 4 4 24
1984 30 MIN WR 85 13 11 1 1 6
Career 128 118 50 50 300

Similar Players

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Awards

1976 NFL AP Offensive Rookie of the Year

Pro Bowls

1976
1977

Receptions

Career 393 (188)

Receiving Yds

1976 NFL 906 (5)
1977 NFL 760 (9)
Career 6400 (136)

Receiving TD

1976 NFL 10 (3)
1977 NFL 9 (3)
1978 NFL 9 (4)
1982 NFL 5 (7)
Career 50 (95)

Long Reception

1982 NFL 65 (9)

Yds/Reception

Career 16.3 (130)

Receiving Yds/Game

1976 NFL 64.7 (7)
1977 NFL 54.3 (9)
1982 NFL 71.9 (7)
Career 50.0 (136)

Touchdowns

1976 NFL 10 (9)
1977 NFL 9 (6)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1976 NFL 10 (9)
1977 NFL 9 (6)
Career 50 (195)

Yds/Touch

Career 15.8 (50)

 
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1976Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
1977Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
1978UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.

Fantasy

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Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1976 22 14 WR 150 87 3 13
1977 23 14 WR 130 70 3 13
1978 24 16 WR 131 47 8 23
1979 25 15 WR 96 32
1980 26 16 WR 125 24 17 48
1981 27 16 WR 118 21 24 58
1982 28 7 WR 80 48 8 32
1983 29 11 WR 66 49
1984 30 13 WR 46 67
1985 31 6 WR 8 112
950 297