Ex-Raiders head coach Mike White dead at 89
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Successful football coach Mike White, who spent time with the Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders leading the programs both in college and in the NFL, has died.
White died in Newport Beach, California, at the age of 89.
“The Raiders Family is saddened by the passing of Mike White, former head coach of the Silver and Black and longtime NFL and college coach and mentor,” the Raiders said in a statement. he said. “The prayers of all Raider Nation are with MIke’s family at this time.”
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Oakland Raiders head coach Mike White watches the assistant coach’s gestures from the sideline during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati on November 5, 1995. (George Gojkovich/Getty Images)
White coached the Raiders for seven years, including two as head coach from 1995-96. He previously served as quarterback and offensive line coach.
White’s coaching career began at the age of 22, when he joined the Cal Golden Bears as a defensive line coach in 1958 after being a four-sport athlete at the school in the 1950s.
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He served in that position for six years before moving to Stanford as offensive coordinator and offensive line coach from 1964-71.
Entrance sign at the University of California, Berkeley, at the corner of Oxford Street and Center Street in Berkeley, California. (iStock)
But White’s time with the Golden Bears isn’t over yet. He returned to Berkeley to lead them as head coach from 1972-77.
White finally broke into the NFL with the San Francisco 49ers in 1978, where he served as the team’s offensive line coach for two years.
He then returned to college, this time leading the Illinois Fighting Illini as head coach from 1980-87.
Following his time with the Raiders, White moved to St. Louis. He was an offensive assistant with the St. Louis Rams.
White’s coaching career spanned five decades, influencing many coaches and players along the way.
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“Mike was special,” Burl Toler Jr., who played for the Golden Bears from 1974-77, said of White. “He treated us like men and with great respect. Mike was a very talented and smart coach who loved Cal and loved being a coach and surrounded himself with many like minds who instilled in us the desire to succeed.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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