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College rushing & receiving statistics* [3]
Season School Games Att
Yds Avg
TD Rec Yds Avg TD
Team Rushing Receiving
1976 USC 12 156 858 5.5 10 6 65 10.8 1
1977 USC 12 285 1,478 5.2 7 9 138 15.3 2
1978 USC 13 374 1,859 5.0 13 22 193 8.8 1
1979 USC 12 332
2,050 6.2
19 22 145 6.6 0
Career USC 49 1,147 6,245 5.4 49 59 541 9.2 4
* Includes bowl games.
Professional career
White was selected in the 1st round, 27th overall pick in the 1980 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns. After four disappointing seasons in Cleveland, where he rushed for a total of 942 yards and had a 3.4 yards per carry average, White was released before the start of the 1985 season. White later acknowledged that he struggled with cocaine addiction during this period.
After his release from the Browns in 1985, he reunited with his college coach, John Robinson, who was now coaching the Los Angeles Rams. White would play for the Rams for three seasons, 1985–1987. In
1987, he rushed for a league-leading 1,387 yards and 11 touchdowns, which earned him a Pro Bowl selection and the NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award.White finished his NFL career with 3,075 rushing yards, and 23 rushing touchdowns, along with 114 receptions, 860 yards, and one receiving touchdown.