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Whizzer White
Byron Raymond White
Position: TB-HB
Height: 6-1 Weight: 187 lbs.
Born: June 8, 1917 in Fort Collins, CO
Died: April 15, 2002 in Denver, CO
College: Colorado (school history)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1st round (4th overall) of the 1938 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 0 (14598th overall since 1950)
2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | ||||||
| 1938+ | 21 | PIT | TB | 11 | 11 | 152 | 567 | 4 | 79 | 3.7 | 51.5 | 13.8 | 7 | 88 | 12.6 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 8.0 | 655 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1940+ | 23 | DET | P/TB | 11 | 9 | 146 | 514 | 5 | 0 | 3.5 | 46.7 | 13.3 | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 5.0 | 569 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1941 | 24 | DET | KR/P/PR/TB | 11 | 8 | 89 | 240 | 2 | 20 | 2.7 | 21.8 | 8.1 | 5 | 158 | 31.6 | 1 | 71 | 0.5 | 14.4 | 398 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career | 33 | 28 | 387 | 1321 | 11 | 79 | 3.4 | 40.0 | 11.7 | 16 | 301 | 18.8 | 1 | 71 | 0.5 | 9.1 | 1622 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2 yrs | DET | 22 | 17 | 235 | 754 | 7 | 20 | 3.2 | 34.3 | 10.7 | 9 | 213 | 23.7 | 1 | 71 | 0.4 | 9.7 | 967 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1 yr | PIT | 11 | 11 | 152 | 567 | 4 | 79 | 3.7 | 51.5 | 13.8 | 7 | 88 | 12.6 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 8.0 | 655 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | QBrec | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | 4QC | GWD | |||||||||||
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| 1938+ | 21 | PIT | TB | 11 | 11 | 29 | 73 | 39.7 | 393 | 2 | 2.7 | 18 | 24.7 | 0 | 5.4 | -5.2 | 13.6 | 35.7 | 27.2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1940+ | 23 | DET | P/TB | 11 | 9 | 35 | 80 | 43.8 | 461 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 15.0 | 0 | 5.8 | -1.0 | 13.2 | 41.9 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1941 | 24 | DET | KR/P/PR/TB | 11 | 8 | 22 | 62 | 35.5 | 338 | 2 | 3.2 | 5 | 8.1 | 47 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 15.4 | 30.7 | 31.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Career | 33 | 28 | 86 | 215 | 40.0 | 1192 | 4 | 1.9 | 35 | 16.3 | 47 | 5.5 | -1.4 | 13.9 | 36.1 | 25.1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2 yrs | DET | 22 | 17 | 57 | 142 | 40.1 | 799 | 2 | 1.4 | 17 | 12.0 | 47 | 5.6 | 0.5 | 14.0 | 36.3 | 24.1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1 yr | PIT | 11 | 11 | 29 | 73 | 39.7 | 393 | 2 | 2.7 | 18 | 24.7 | 0 | 5.4 | -5.2 | 13.6 | 35.7 | 27.2 | 0 | 0 |
Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.
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All-Pro Teams
| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
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| 1938 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Collyers Eye Mag. |
| 1938 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1938 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Int. News Service |
| 1938 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | NFL |
| 1938 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1938 | 1st Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1940 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1940 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Chicago Herald Am. |
| 1940 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Collyers Eye Mag. |
| 1940 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Int. News Service |
| 1940 | 1st Team | All-NFL | NFL |
| 1940 | 1st Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1940 | 1st Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1941 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1941 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Chicago Herald Am. |
| 1941 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | NFL |
| 1941 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
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