Russell White
White in November 2008
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | December 15, 1970 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Pacoima, California | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 216 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Encino (CA) Crespi Carmelite | ||||||||
| College: | California | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1993 / Round: 3 / Pick: 73 | ||||||||
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| Rushing yards: | 10 |
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| Average: | 5.0 |
| Rushing TDs: | 0 |
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Russell Lamar White (born December 15, 1970) is a former American college and professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for a single season in 1993. White played college football for the University of California, Berkeley, and was recognized as an All-American. Thereafter, he played professionally for the NFL's Los Angeles Rams.
White was born in Pacoima, California. He graduated from Crespi Carmelite High School in Encino, California, where he played for the Crespi Carmelite Celts high school football team. As a sophomore tailback in 1986, he led the team to a state championship, rushing for 256 yards in the championship game. Slowed by injuries as a senior in 1988, he still gained 1,379 yards on the ground, caught 43 passes for 529 yards, scored 25 touchdowns, and was named to California Football's all-state team. He completed his three high school seasons with 5,998 rushing yards, 94 touchdowns and 568 points—all California state high school records. In 1986 and again in 1987, he was recognized as a high school All-American by USA Today and Scholastic Coach, and was also a two-time Cal Hi Sports California High School Football Player of the Year.
White received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of California, Berkeley, where he played for the California Golden Bears football team from 1990 through 1992. He enrolled in 1989, but was ineligible to play as a freshman under the NCAA's Proposition 48 because he did not score high enough on the SAT college entrance exam. Subsequently diagnosed as suffering from dyslexia, he received tutoring and qualified academically to play in 1990. In the Bears' 1990 season opener against the Miami Hurricanes on September 15, the first time he ever touched the ball in a college game, he returned a kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown. As a junior in 1991, he rushed for 1,177 yards and 14 touchdowns, and was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American, having received first-team honors from the Football Writers Association of America and the Walter Camp Foundation.
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