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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
College: Colorado

2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1st round (4th overall) of the 1938 NFL Draft.

Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G 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
1940+ 23 DET 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
1941 24 DET 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
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
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
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

Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
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
1940+ 23 DET 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
1941 24 DET 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
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
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
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

Advanced Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Att Y/A+ NY/A+ AY/A+ ANY/A+ Cmp%+ TD%+ Int%+ Sack%+ Rate+
1938+ 21 PIT TB 11 11 73 65 -201 86 67 -142 74
1940+ 23 DET TB 11 9 80 93 65 100 61 50 86
1941 24 DET TB 11 8 62 91 98 81 91 112 94
Career 33 28 215 83 0 -15 0 90 72 3 0 84

Kicking & Punting

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0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
1940+ 23 DET TB 11 9 1 0.0% 4 2 50.0% 52 2132 61 0 41.0
1941 24 DET TB 11 8 48 1997 63 0 41.6
Career 33 28 1 0.0% 4 2 50.0% 100 4129 63 0 41.3

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
1941 24 DET TB 11 8 19 262 0 64 13.8 11 285 0 0 25.9 945
Career 33 28 19 262 0 64 13.8 11 285 0 0 25.9 2169

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
1940+ 23 DET TB 11 9 4 37 0 0
1941 24 DET TB 11 8 1 82 1 82
Career 33 28 5 119 1 82

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
1938+ 21 PIT TB 11 11 4 4 24
1940+ 23 DET TB 11 9 5 5 2 32
1941 24 DET TB 11 8 2 1 1 4 24
Career 33 28 11 1 1 13 2 80
2 yrs DET 22 17 7 1 1 9 2 56
1 yr PIT 11 11 4 4 24

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

First-Team All-Pro

1938
1940

Passes Completed

1940 NFL 35 (9)

Passing TD

1941 NFL 2 (10)

Passes Intercepted

1938 NFL 18 (1)
1940 NFL 12 (5)

Rushing Att

1938 NFL 152 (1)
1940 NFL 146 (1)
1941 NFL 89 (9)

Rushing Yds

1938 NFL 567 (1)
1940 NFL 514 (1)

Rushing TD

1938 NFL 4 (2)
1940 NFL 5 (2)

Long Rush

1938 NFL 79 (1)

Yds/Rushing Att

1938 NFL 3.7 (7)

Rushing Yds/Game

1938 NFL 51.5 (1)
1940 NFL 46.7 (2)
Career 40.0 (197)

Long Reception

1941 NFL 71 (4)

Touchdowns

1938 NFL 4 (8)
1940 NFL 5 (7)
1941 NFL 4 (9)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1938 NFL 4 (7)
1940 NFL 5 (7)

Non-Offensive TDs

1941 NFL 1 (4)

Yds From Scrimmage

1938 NFL 655 (1)
1940 NFL 569 (5)

All-Purpose Yds

1938 NFL 655 (1)
1940 NFL 569 (5)
1941 NFL 945 (3)

Touches

1938 NFL 159 (1)
1940 NFL 150 (1)
1941 NFL 124 (4)

Yds/Touch

1938 NFL 4.1 (9)
1941 NFL 7.6 (4)

Kick Returns

1941 NFL 11 (2)

Kick Return Yds

1941 NFL 285 (2)

Yds/Kick Return

1941 NFL 25.9 (1)

Punt Returns

1941 NFL 19 (1)

Punt Return Yds

1941 NFL 262 (1)

Long Punt Return

1941 NFL 64 (5)

Yds/Punt Return

1941 NFL 13.8 (4/92)

Kick & Punt Returns

1941 NFL 30 (1)

Kick & Punt Return Yds

1941 NFL 547 (1)

Punts

1940 NFL 52 (2)
1941 NFL 48 (2)

Punting Yds

1940 NFL 2132 (2)
1941 NFL 1997 (1)

Yds/Punt

1940 NFL 41.0 (6)
1941 NFL 41.6 (8)
Career 41.3 (119)

Interceptions

1940 NFL 4 (7)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1941 NFL 82 (7)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1941 NFL 1 (1)

Long Intercep. Return

1941 NFL 82 (2)

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

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1938Collyers Eye Mag.: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Int. News Service: 1st Team All-NFL
 NFL: 2nd Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1940Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Chicago Herald Am.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Collyers Eye Mag.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Int. News Service: 1st Team All-NFL
 NFL: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1941Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Chicago Herald Am.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 NFL: 2nd Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL