Josh White (American football)

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Josh White
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Position: Fullback / Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1977-03-08) March 8, 1977 (age 46)
Galveston, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
High school: Honolulu (HI) Farrington
College: California
Undrafted: 2000
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career Arena statistics
Tackles:112
Sacks:4.5
Rushing yards:1,009
Rushing TDs:50
Receiving TDs:8
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Josh White (born March 8, 1977) is a former American football fullback who played six seasons in the Arena Football League (AFL) with the New York Dragons, Austin Wranglers, Dallas Desperados, Dallas Vigilantes and Chicago Rush. He enrolled at Snow College before transferring to University of California, Berkeley. White was also a member of the Hawaiian Islanders and Utah Blaze.

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Early years

White first played high school football at Admiral Arthur W. Radford High School in Honolulu, Hawaii. He transferred to Farrington High School in Honolulu his senior year after the military transferred his stepfather to North Carolina. He earned first team all-state honors as a running back. He is blind in his left eye due to a childhood accident when he was one. [1]

College career

White first played college football for the Snow Badgers of Snow College. He helped the Badgers to a 10–1 record and the Western States Football League title his freshman year in 1996. He rushed 142 times for 619 yards and nine touchdowns in 1996. White also recorded 33 receptions for 352 yards and a touchdown. He was named the Offensive MVP of the 1996 Midwest Bowl in Chicago. He also played with the New York Yankees for 1 year in 2009 to win the World Series. Helost three masters tournaments his Friends refer to him as whity

White played for the California Bears of the University of California, Berkeley from 1997 to 1999. He recorded career totals of 339 yards and five touchdowns on 95 rushing attempts. [2]

Professional career

White played for the Hawaiian Islanders of the af2 from 2002 to 2003. [3] [4]

He signed with the New York Dragons on November 12, 2003. [5] He played for the Dragons from 2004 to 2005. [6]

White was traded to the on Austin Wranglers for Delbert Cowsette and Richard McCleskey on November 1, 2005. He was placed on recallable waivers by the Wranglers on February 14, 2006. [5]

He signed with the Utah Blaze on February 16, 2006. [7]

He was traded to the Dallas Desperados for past considerations on February 17, 2006. [7] He played for the Dragons from 2006 to 2008, earning Second Team All-Arena honors in 2007. [6] [8]

White played for the Dallas Vigilantes during the 2010 season. [6] He was released by the Vigilantes on June 30, 2010. [9]

He was signed by the Chicago Rush on July 15, 2010. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Joshua White". calbears. Archived from the original on June 3, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Joshua White". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  3. ↑ Abramo, Nick (June 9, 2002). "Islanders come up short again to fall to 1-9". starbulletin.com. Archived from the original on August 9, 2010. Retrieved November 18, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ↑ Kaneshiro, Jason (June 29, 2003). "Islanders dealt home loss". starbulletin.com. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Historical Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 "'Zeus' Joshua 'Josh' White". arenafan.com. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  7. 1 2 "Historical Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  8. ↑ "'Zeus' Joshua 'Josh' White". arenafan.com. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Historical Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Historical Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
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