He was awarded the "Andy Spiva Award", given annually to the Vols' most improved defensive player. He had worked his way into the starting lineup by the end of his freshman year, in which he registered 51 tackles (32 solo) and two sacks, recovered two fumbles, and blocked a punt that set up Tennessee's first score in the team's 23–10 win over then- rival Georgia Tech. White played college football at Tennessee from 1980 to 1983. Reggie's mother, Thelma Collier, told Sports Illustrated that when he was 12 years old he announced that he wanted to be two things: a football player and a minister. He was rated the number one recruit in Tennessee by the Knoxville News Sentinel. During his senior year with the Hustlin' Tigers, White recorded 140 tackles (88 solo) and 10 sacks, and received All-American honors. He played high school football at Howard High School under Coach Robert Pulliam, a former defensive lineman at Tennessee. White was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee. White is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame. During his professional career, he was also known for his Christian ministry as an ordained evangelical minister, leading to his nickname, " the Minister of Defense". He was selected to the NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 1990s All-Decade Team, and the NFL 1980s All-Decade Team. The two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year, Super Bowl XXXI champion, 13-time Pro Bowl, and 13-time All-Pro selection holds second place all-time among NFL career sack leaders with 198 (behind Bruce Smith's 200 career sacks). After playing two professional seasons for the Memphis Showboats of the United States Football League (USFL), he was selected in the first round of the 1984 Supplemental Draft, and then played for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles, Green Bay Packers, and Carolina Panthers, becoming one of the most awarded defensive players in NFL history. He played college football for the University of Tennessee, and was recognized as a unanimous All-American. Reginald Howard White (Decem– December 26, 2004) was an American professional football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons during the 1980s and 1990s. Consecutive seasons leading league in sacks: 2 (tied with Mark Gastineau and T.Seasons leading league in sacks: 2 (tied).Philadelphia Eagles 75th Anniversary Team.3× UPI NFC Defensive Player of the Year (1987, 1991, 1995).2× NFL Defensive Player of the Year (1987, 1998).White with the Green Bay Packers in December 1995
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