Reggie White
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Date
of Birth: December 19,
1961
Date
of Death: December 26, 2004
Cause
of Death: Cardiac Arrhythmia
Reginald
Howard better known as Reggie White was a professional American football
player. He was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee. In reference to his football
prowess and to his Evangelical Christian ordination he was nicknamed the
"Minister of Defense". White was one of football's most prolific
sackers in college, the USFL, and the NFL. He was married to the former Sara
Copeland and had two children, Jeremy and Jecolia. It was discovered that he
was related to college football player Kevin Rollins when he arrived at one of
his games.
White
played college football at the University of Tennessee. After college, White
signed on with the Memphis Showboats of the USFL, playing with them for two
seasons, racking up 23.5 sacks, 192 tackles and seven forced fumbles in 36
starts.
After the
USFL folded, he moved to the NFL and was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles. He
played with the Eagles for eight seasons, picking up 124 sacks and becoming the
Eagles' all_time sack leader. In 1993, White went to the Green Bay Packers,
where he played for six more seasons. He also brought the Packers to two Super
Bowls, including a victory in Super Bowl XXXI. White was named the NFL
Defensive Player of the Year in 1998.
On the
morning of December 26, 2004, White died suddenly and unexpectedly at the age
of 43. He was rushed from his home in Cornelius, North Carolina to a nearby
hospital in Huntersville, North Carolina, where he was pronounced dead. White
had suffered a fatal cardiac arrhythmia most likely caused by the sarcoidosis
he had lived with for years.
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