Whizzer White

Byron Raymond White
Born: June 8, 1917
Fort Collins, CO USA
Deceased: April 15, 2002
Denver, CO
Position: TB-HB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 187
College: Colorado
High School: Wellington (CO)
Career: 1938-1941
Drafted: 1938 in Round 1, #4 overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates

Whizzer White played from 1938 to 1941 during his career with the Detroit Lions and Pittsburgh Pirates. White ran for 1,321 yards in his career on 387 attempts, scoring 11 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 16 passes for 301 yards and 1 receiving touchdowns..

Pittsburgh Pirates

Detroit Lions

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Passing:

Year	Team	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
1938	NFL Pittsburgh Pirates	73	29	39.7	393	5.4	2	2.7	18	24.7	0	27.2
1940	NFL Detroit Lions	80	35	43.8	461	5.8	0	0.0	12	15.0	0	23.0
1941	NFL Detroit Lions	62	22	35.5	338	5.5	2	3.2	5	8.1	47	31.5
Totals		215	86	40.0	1192	5.5	4	1.9	35	16.3	47

Rushing:

Year	Team	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
1938	NFL Pittsburgh Pirates	152	567	3.7	79	4
1940	NFL Detroit Lions	146	514	3.5	0	5
1941	NFL Detroit Lions	89	240	2.7	20	2
Totals		387	1321	3.4	79	11

Receiving:

Year	Team	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
1938	NFL Pittsburgh Pirates	7	88	12.6	0	0
1940	NFL Detroit Lions	4	55	13.8	0	0
1941	NFL Detroit Lions	5	158	31.6	71	1
Totals		16	301	18.8	71	1

Kicking:

Year	Team	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
1940	NFL Detroit Lions	4	2	50.0	1		0.0	2
Totals		4	2	50.0	1	0	0.0	2

Punting:

Year	Team	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
1940	NFL Detroit Lions	52	2132	41.0	61
1941	NFL Detroit Lions	48	1997	41.6	63
Totals		100	4129	41.3	63

Punt Returns:

Year	Team	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
1941	NFL Detroit Lions	19	262	13.8	64	0
Totals		19	262	13.8	64	0

Kick Returns:

Year	Team	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
1941	NFL Detroit Lions	11	285	25.9	0	0
Totals		11	285	25.9	0	0

Interceptions:

Year	Team	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
1940	NFL Detroit Lions	4	37	9.2	0	0
1941	NFL Detroit Lions	1	82	82.0	82	1
Totals		5	119	23.8	82	1

Total Scoring:

		Touchdowns								Other					Total
Year	Team	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
1938	NFL Pittsburgh Pirates	4	0						0		0	0			24
1940	NFL Detroit Lions	5	0				0		0		2	0			32
1941	NFL Detroit Lions	2	1	0	0		1		0		0	0			24
Totals		11	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	80

Playing Career:

Year	League	Team	GP	GS
1938	NFL	Pittsburgh Pirates	11	11
1940	NFL	Detroit Lions	11	9
1941	NFL	Detroit Lions	11	8

Awards

- Pro Football Hall of Fame team All-1940s Team

Honors

1938 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1938 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1938 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1938 - Collyers Eye Magazine All-NFL (1st Team)
1938 - International News Service All-NFL (1st Team)
1938 - NFL All-NFL (2nd Team)
1940 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1940 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1940 - NFL All-NFL (1st Team)
1940 - International News Service All-NFL (1st Team)
1940 - Collyers Eye Magazine All-NFL (2nd Team)
1940 - Chicago Herald American All-NFL (2nd Team)
1940 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1941 - NFL All-NFL (2nd Team)
1941 - Chicago Herald American All-NFL (2nd Team)
1941 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1941 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)