LB Stan White (All B1G, B1G Champion, National Champion, OSU HOF, NFL All Pro)

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Stan White (linebacker)

Born October 24, 1949 (1949-10-24)
Dover, Ohio, USA
Career information
Year(s) 1972?1982
NFL Draft 1972 / Round: 17 / Pick: 438
College Ohio State
Professional teams
Baltimore Colts (1972-1979)
Detroit Lions (1980-1982)
Chicago Blitz (1983) (USFL)
Arizona Wranglers (1984) (USFL)

Career stats
Interceptions 34
Interception Touchdowns 2
Interception yards 428
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com
Career highlights and awards
UPI: 2nd team all-conference (1977)


Stanley Ray White (born October 24, 1949 in Dover, Ohio) is a former American football linebacker.

Early life
Growing up in Kent, Ohio, he attended Theodore Roosevelt High School, graduating in 1968. He was the only player in Ohio to play in the state all-star games for football, basketball, and baseball.

Football career
College
He played college football at Ohio State University, where he was an All-Big Ten and All-American selection.[1]

NFL
Drafted in 1972 and retiring in 1982, White played for the Baltimore Colts and the Detroit Lions.

White scored two touchdowns, both from interception returns and both for the Colts; the first was in 1973 against the Houston Oilers from a George Hunt kick, the second coming against the New York Giants from a Toni Linhart kick in 1975.

US Football League
Following his depature from the Lions, White then played in the United States Football League for the Chicago Blitz and the Arizona Wranglers.

Broadcasting
Since 2007 White has worked as a color analyst for the Baltimore Ravens' radio broadcasts, teaming with Gerry Sandusky and Rob Burnett. He also contributes to other programming on Baltimore station WBAL-AM.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_White_(linebacker)

Stan White: (at OSU 1969 to '71) A 17th-round draft pick by Baltimore, White played 153 career games with the Colts and Detroit, intercepting 34 passes and recovering 15 fumbles.

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If money is the issue, White said, then he has a simple solution.

"Raise the ticket prices," he said. "But don't change the game. Charge more for that game and give the excess money to the other teams or whatever you have to do, because I guarantee you everybody will pay extra for that game anyway."

White said he knows what Hayes would think of moving the game.

"Woody would have no part of this," he said. "Woody would never let a decision be driven by money or television or anything like that. There's no way Woody wouldn't have put everything on the line to keep the game where it should be."

Past players plead: Leave Game alone | BuckeyeXtra

STAN WHITE SR, OSU linebacker from 1969-71

On being told of his son?s comment
?Well, I?m going to kick his (butt). I?ll talk to him about that. That?s ridiculous. I raised him better than that.? (He was laughing, kind of.)

?I?m reading stuff on it all the time and am dismayed that Ohio State?s leadership hasn?t stepped up more to back the game being the last game of the season. If they understand Ohio State football and the history of Ohio State football, they?d be very vociferous about keeping the game where it should be.?

?Put them in the same division and play it the last game. What?s the big argument, that they can?t (then) play for the championship? That?ll be for the championship to get to the championship.?

?It would sicken every guy who ever had an Ohio State uniform on if they change this game -- or a Michigan uniform, even though I would never put one on.?

More quotes from OSU-Michigan rivalry story (Blogging the Buckeyes)

 

[Bill Lucas]

I met Stan last night while watching one of my players at a high school basketball game. He talked so much about his son and grandson that it never registered to me that he was a former Buckeye player until this morning.

His grandson is a very good basketball player. A 14 year old freshman who is the first player off the bench for a solid varsity team.

 

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HOF!

 

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Dude was a baller !​

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College​

White played college football at Ohio State University, where he was an All-Big Ten and All-American selection.[1] He also played baseball and basketball at OSU. When he left OSU he held the OSU records for career tackles, tackles in a season (1970), and tackles in a game (Michigan State 1970). He also briefly held the record for most extra points kicked in a season(1969).

NFL​

White was selected in the 17th round of the 1972 NFL draft, the 438th player out of 442 taken.[2] White played for the Baltimore Colts and the Detroit Lions. He was named First Team All NFL in 1975 by The Football News, and First Team All NFL in 1977 by The New York Daily News.

White scored two touchdowns, both from interception returns and both for the Colts; the first was in 1973 against the Houston Oilers from a Dan Pastorini interception, the second coming against the New York Giants from a Craig Morton interception in 1975. He was a UPI 1st Team All AFC linebacker in 1977. White still holds the single season NFL record for linebackers of eight interceptions in a season (1975), and is second all-time for linebackers with 34 career interceptions. He is third all-time in takeaways for linebackers with 49, behind Jack Ham and Ray Lewis. He was selected as a linebacker on the Baltimore Colts All-Time Team. He is also the only player n NFL history to have at least seven sacks and seven interceptions in a single season(1977-8 sacks,7 int). In fact only four times has a player had at 6 sacks and 6 interceptions in a season and White did it twice(1975,1977) Rodney Harrison and Dave Duerson are the other two.

White left the NFL after the 1982 season.[3]

USFL​

Following his departure from the Lions, White played in the United States Football League (USFL) for the Chicago Blitz and the Arizona Wranglers, becoming the first active NFL player to sign with the new league. He was All-USFL, and was also selected to the Madden All-Time USFL Team.

 

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Former Ohio State Quarterback J.T. Barrett, Baseball Star Nick Swisher Inducted Into Buckeyes’ Athletics Hall of Fame​

By Chase Brown on August 7, 2026 at 2:43 pm @chaseabrown__

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Nine more Ohio State athletics legends will enter the school's Hall of Fame in 2026.
Former Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett and baseball standout Nick Swisher headline this year's nine-member Hall of Fame class. They are joined by women's hockey's Jincy Dunne, women's volleyball's Danielle Meyer, football's Chris Sanders and Stan White, and track and field's Katie Borchers, Diane Dixon and Oyesade Olatoye.

Barrett enters the Athletics Hall of Fame as one of the greatest quarterbacks in Ohio State football history. The two-time Big Ten champion and four-time winner over Michigan started 44 games for the Buckeyes and set 39 combined Ohio State (34) and Big Ten (five) records during his career. He finished his career as Ohio State's all-time leader in total victories (38), passing yards (9,434), touchdown passes (104) and quarterback rushing yards (3,263), while his 147 total touchdowns rank fourth in NCAA history.
Swisher also carved out a legendary Ohio State career before becoming a first-round MLB draft pick and a World Series champion with the New York Yankees. The 2000 Big Ten Freshman of the Year and two-time first-team All-Big Ten selection remains one of the top hitters in program history, ranking among the Buckeyes' all-time leaders in home runs (35), RBIs (156) and walks (131). In recognition of his impact on the program, the playing surface at Bill Davis Stadium was named Nick Swisher Field in 2015.
Sanders and White represent the football portion of the class alongside Barrett. Sanders was a standout wide receiver and track and field athlete, earning Ohio State Male Athlete of the Year honors in 1994 after helping the Buckeyes win a Big Ten title in football and earning 10 All-American honors in track. White was a three-year letterwinner under Woody Hayes, earning All-Big Ten honors in 1971 after leading Ohio State in tackles during its 1970 national championship season.

Former Ohio State Quarterback J.T. Barrett, Baseball Star Nick Swisher Inducted Into Buckeyes’ Athletics Hall of Fame

Former Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett and baseball standout Nick Swisher headline the Buckeyes’ nine-member Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2026.

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