White was a standout football player (running back) in the very early days of professional football (long before the [[NFL]] was formed) before becoming a judge. He was a recipient of the [[Bronze Star]] and was a [[Rhodes Scholar]].<ref>http://www.nndb.com/people/401/000059224/</ref> and was the runner-up to Clint Frank of [[Yale]] for the [[Heisman Trophy]] in 1937 while playing for the [[University of Colorado]].
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White was a standout football player (running back) in the very early days of professional football (long before the [[NFL]] was formed) before becoming a judge. He was a recipient of the [[Bronze Star]] and was a [[Rhodes Scholar]].<ref>http://www.nndb.com/people/401/000059224/</ref> Additionally, he also was the runner-up to Clint Frank of [[Yale]] for the [[Heisman Trophy]] in 1937 while playing for the [[University of Colorado]].