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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

2-time Pro Bowler

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

Receiving & Rushing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Playoffs · 100/300/100
Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos 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
1976* 22 MIN WR 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
1977* 23 MIN WR 14 14 41 760 18.5 9 69 2.9 54.3 760 9 2
1978 24 MIN WR 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
1979 25 MIN WR 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
1980 26 MIN WR 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
1981 27 MIN WR 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
1982 28 MIN WR 7 6 29 503 17.3 5 65 4.1 71.9 503 5 0
1983 29 MIN WR 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
1984 30 MIN WR 13 11 21 399 19.0 1 47 1.6 30.7 399 1 1
1985 31 MIN 6 0 8 76 9.5 0 15 1.3 12.7 76 0 0
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

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1976* 22 MIN WR 14 14 3 45 0 31 15.0 9 173 0 36 19.2 1114
1977* 23 MIN WR 14 14 7 113 0 36 16.1 873
1978 24 MIN WR 16 16 1 0 0 0 0.0 3 50 0 20 16.7 821
1981 27 MIN WR 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

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1976* 22 MIN WR 14 14 3 2 0 0
1977* 23 MIN WR 14 14 2 1 0 0
1978 24 MIN WR 16 16 1 0 0 0
1979 25 MIN WR 15 15 1 0 0 0
1980 26 MIN WR 16 16 0 1 0 0
1981 27 MIN WR 16 16 1 0 0 0
1984 30 MIN WR 13 11 1 0 0 0
Career 128 118 9 4 0 0

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1976* 22 MIN WR 14 14 10 60
1977* 23 MIN WR 14 14 9 54
1978 24 MIN WR 16 16 9 54
1979 25 MIN WR 15 15 4 24
1980 26 MIN WR 16 16 5 30
1981 27 MIN WR 16 16 3 18
1982 28 MIN WR 7 6 5 30
1983 29 MIN WR 11 10 4 24
1984 30 MIN WR 13 11 1 6
Career 128 118 50 300

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Awards

1976 NFL AP Offensive Rookie of the Year

Pro Bowls

1976
1977

Receptions

Career 393 (186)

Receiving Yds

1976 NFL 906 (5)
1977 NFL 760 (9)
Career 6400 (133)

Receiving TD

1976 NFL 10 (3)
1977 NFL 9 (3)
1978 NFL 9 (4)
1982 NFL 5 (7)
Career 50 (93)

Long Reception

1982 NFL 65 (9)

Yds/Reception

Career 16.3 (129)

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 (192)

Yds/Touch

Career 15.8 (49)

 

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1976 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1976 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1977 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1977 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1978 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.

Fantasy

Glossary · CSV · PRE
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