1. Sanford Brownell "Sammy" White was an American football and baseball player.
17 Facts About Sanford White
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Sanford White played college football for the Princeton Tigers football team from 1910 to 1911 and was a consensus first-team All-American football player in 1911.
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Sanford White scored every point for the Tigers in their 1911 victories over Harvard and Yale, leading the team to the eastern college football championship.
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Sanford White attended Fall River High School and then preparatory school at Exeter in New Hampshire.
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Sanford White was selected as the captain of the baseball team as a junior and led the team to a baseball championship.
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Sanford White led the team to the 1911 eastern college football championship.
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Sanford White blocked a field goal attempt by Harvard and then picked up the loose ball and returned it 95 yards for a touchdown.
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Two weeks after the Harvard game, Sanford White played his final football game for Princeton against Yale.
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Sanford White recovered five Yale fumbles on a field of ankle-deep mud.
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Sanford White returned one of those fumbles 65 yards for a touchdown for Princeton's only score.
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Sanford White followed the ball like a hound follows the fox.
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Sanford White won accolades for his alert play during the 1911 season.
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Sanford White was the president of Princeton's senior class, president of its Senior Student Council, and was voted the most popular, most respected, best all-around man, and the man who did most for his class.
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Sanford White next worked for the Princeton Bank and Trust Co.
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Sanford White was commissioned as a second lieutenant and served as a post adjutant.
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Sanford White became the secretary and remained with the company until his retirement in 1947.
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Sanford White died of a heart attack in April 1964 at age 75.