Sherman Eugene White (born October 6, 1948) is a former American football defensive lineman who played in the National Football League between 1972 and 1983. He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the first round with the second overall pick in the 1972 NFL Draft out of the University of California, Berkeley.[1]
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Position: | Defensive end |
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Born: | (1948-10-06) October 6, 1948 (age 74) Manchester, New Hampshire |
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) |
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High school: | Portsmouth (NH) |
College: | California |
NFL Draft: | 1972 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2 |
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White played four seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals, before White moved to the Buffalo Bills to replace the person whom the Bills had selected first overall in the same draft: Walt Patulski, who was mired in a squabble with Bills head coach Lou Saban. White went on to play eight seasons with the Bills before retiring.
Sherman has four children.
Sherman White is in the University of California, Berkeley Hall of Fame.
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Sherman white has 4 great children Spencer white,Diana White,Noelle White and Naomi White