Sammy White
Samuel White
Born: March 16, 1954
Winnsboro, LA USA
Position: WR
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 190
College: Grambling St.
High School: Richwood (Monroe, LA)
Career: 1976-1985
Drafted: 1976 in Round 2, #54 overall by the Minnesota Vikings
Sammy White played from 1976 to 1985 during his career with the Minnesota Vikings. White caught 393 passes for 6,400 yards and 50 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 5 | -10 | -2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 16 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 65 | 16.2 | 45 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Totals | 18 | 97 | 5.4 | 45 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 51 | 906 | 17.8 | 56 | 10 |
| 1977 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 41 | 760 | 18.5 | 69 | 9 |
| 1978 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 53 | 741 | 14.0 | 33 | 9 |
| 1979 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 42 | 715 | 17.0 | 55 | 4 |
| 1980 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 53 | 887 | 16.7 | 50 | 5 |
| 1981 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 66 | 1001 | 15.2 | 53 | 3 |
| 1982 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 29 | 503 | 17.3 | 65 | 5 |
| 1983 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 29 | 412 | 14.2 | 43 | 4 |
| 1984 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 21 | 399 | 19.0 | 47 | 1 |
| 1985 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 8 | 76 | 9.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Totals | 393 | 6400 | 16.3 | 69 | 50 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 31 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 31 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 173 | 19.2 | 36 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 113 | 16.1 | 36 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 20 | 0 |
| Totals | 19 | 336 | 17.7 | 36 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1977 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1978 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1979 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1980 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1981 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1984 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1976 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||||||
| 1977 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| 1978 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||
| 1979 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1980 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1981 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1982 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1983 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1984 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 300 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 14 |
| 1977 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 14 |
| 1978 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 16 |
| 1979 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 15 |
| 1980 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 16 |
| 1981 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 16 |
| 1982 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 6 |
| 1983 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 11 | 10 |
| 1984 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 11 |
| 1985 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 6 | 0 |
Awards
1976 - AP Offensive Rookie of the Year
Honors
1976 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1976 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1977 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1977 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1978 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
