Freeman White
 White (No. 85) from 1965 Cornhusker | |
| No. 81 | |
|---|---|
| Position: | End |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 17, 1943 Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Chadsey (Detroit, Michigan) |
| College: | Nebraska |
| NFL draft: | 1966 / round: 9 / pick: 132 |
| AFL draft: | 1966 / round: 2 / pick: 11 |
| Career history | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Freeman White II[1][2] (born December 17, 1943) is an American former professional football player who was an end for four seasons with the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the New York Giants in the ninth round of the 1966 NFL draft. Freeman was also drafted by the Denver Broncos in the second round of the 1966 AFL Draft. He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers attending Chadsey High School in Detroit, Michigan.[1] He was also a member of the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League (CFL).[3] He was a consensus All-American in 1965.[4][5] He was named First-team All-Big 8 in 1964 and 1965.[4] He served as the defensive coordinator of the Oakland Raiders from 1996 to 1997.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "FREEMAN WHITE". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
- ^ "White Will Play In Orange Bowl". The Montgomery Advertiser. January 1, 1964. p. 29. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
- ^ "Freeman White". cflapedia.com. Archived from the original on August 26, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ a b "#85 Freeman White Jr". huskers.com. Archived from the original on October 14, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
- ^ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
- ^ "Freeman White coaching statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
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- Nebraska Cornhuskers football players
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- Ottawa Rough Riders players
- All-American college football players
- Sportspeople from Montgomery, Alabama
- Oakland Raiders coaches
- National Football League defensive coordinators
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen