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Lee Andrew White (born May 9, 1946) is a former American football running back. After playing college football for the Division I-AA Weber State Wildcats, he joined the New York Jets as the 17th pick in the 1968 Common Draft. He was on the Jets' roster for the 1968 AFL Championship victory over the Oakland Raiders, and for the third AFL-NFL World Championship game, in which the AFL's Jets defeated the NFL's champion Baltimore Colts.[1]

Lee White

No. 34, 44, 38
Position:	Running back
Personal information
Born:	(1946-05-09) May 9, 1946 (age 76) Las Vegas, Nevada
Career information
College:	Weber State
NFL Draft:	1968 / Round: 1 / Pick: 17
Career history
New York Jets (1968–1970) Los Angeles Rams (1971) San Diego Chargers (1972)
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (III) AFL champion (1968)
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts-yards: 123-389 Receptions-yards: 16-143 Touchdowns: 1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Lee White played for the Jets for four years, until he was traded to the NFL's Los Angeles Rams. With the Rams he played several games, but found it hard to settle into the area.

White was traded along with Deacon Jones and Greg Wojcik from the Rams to the San Diego Chargers for Jeff Staggs, a second rounder in 1972 (30th overall–Jim Bertelsen) and a second and third rounder in 1973 (31st and 60th overall–Cullen Bryant and Tim Stokes respectively) on January 29, 1972.[2][3] He retired in 1973.

See also

• Other American Football League players
• On the TV series The Wonder Years, Kevin wears a New York Jets jersey #34 in an episode ("Rock N' Roll") set in 1970. Lee White wore that jersey number from 1968-1970.

References

External links

• New York Jets profile page

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