Wilford Daniel White was born on February 9,1952 and is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback and punter for 13 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League.
26 Facts About Danny White
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Danny White was the third major franchise quarterback in Cowboys history, following Roger Staubach and Don Meredith.
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Danny White was among the last Cowboys quarterbacks in the Tom Landry era, alongside 1988 starter Steve Pelluer.
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Danny White has been the color commentator for Cowboys games on Compass Media Networks' America's Team Radio Network since the 2011 season.
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Danny White played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils.
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Danny White finished with 6,717 passing yards, 64 touchdowns, 42 interceptions and averaged 41.7 yards per punt.
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Danny White was an inaugural member of Dunham and Miller Hall of Fame.
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On October 29,2010, Danny White was honored, along with other Sun Devil Quarterbacks, at a Legends Luncheon hosted by the Arizona State University Alumni Association and Sun Devil Club.
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Danny White shared the quarterback position with John Huarte, helping his team reach the semifinals as a rookie and a second-place finish in 1975.
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Danny White punted for the last time in his career once in 1985.
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Danny White played in one of the Cowboys' most painful playoff losses against the San Francisco 49ers in the 1981 NFC Championship Game, famous for the Joe Montana-to-Dwight Clark game-winning play, which would simply come to be known as "The Catch".
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Danny White threw for 173 yards, 2 TDs and 1 INT, and his passer rating in the game was actually higher than Montana's, 98.1 vs 81.4.
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Danny White received Pro Bowl and second-team All-Pro honors in 1982.
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Danny White led the Cowboys to three consecutive NFC Championship Games.
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Danny White received criticism, some unfairly, after the Cowboys lost all three games.
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Fans and teammates alike began to show support for him to be replaced as the Cowboys quarterback by Gary Hogeboom, who had thrown two touchdowns in the 1982 NFC Championship Game after Danny White was knocked out of the game with a concussion.
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Danny White returned as the starter at the beginning of 1987, but after inconsistent play, he was benched in favor of Steve Pelluer for 4 of the final 6 games.
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Danny White appeared briefly in only two games, and in his second game he suffered a season-ending knee injury.
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Danny White had 1,761 completions on 2,950 attempts for 21,959 yards, 155 touchdowns, and 132 interceptions in his career.
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Danny White gained 482 yards and scored 8 touchdowns rushing.
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Danny White began working as a broadcast commentator during his coaching career, which was possible because he coached Arena football, which is played during the outdoor game's off-season.
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Danny White served as the head coach of the Arizona Rattlers from 1992 to 2004, winning the ArenaBowl championship in 1994 and 1997.
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Danny White's contract was not renewed by the new Rattlers ownership after the 2004 season following three consecutive ArenaBowl losses.
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Danny White was named the head coach of the Arena Football League expansion Utah Blaze, which began play in 2006.
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In 1983, Danny White briefly recorded as a country music artist for the Grand Prix label.
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Danny White is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.