Jason White (American football)

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Jason White
White at Oklahoma
No. 18
PositionQuarterback
Personal information
Born: (1980-06-19) June 19, 1980 (age 43)
Tuttle, Oklahoma, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school
Tuttle
Career highlights and awards

Jason White (born June 19, 1980) is an American former college football quarterback who played for the Oklahoma Sooners. He was named a unanimous All-American and won the Heisman Trophy in 2003.

Early life

White was raised in Tuttle, Oklahoma. He attended Tuttle High School and played for the Tuttle Tigers high school football team. His parents owned a cement plant in east Tuttle.

College career

White attended the University of Oklahoma, where he played for coach

BCS National Championship
.

Nate Hybl beat out White for the starting quarterback job in 2001. Hybl hurt his right side in the first quarter of the Sooners' 14–3 win over #5 Texas and did not return. White replaced him and was 16-of-23 for 108 yards and ran 12 times for a team-high 38 yards. He started the next week against Kansas, throwing four touchdown passes to tight end Trent Smith. White continued to start the following games for the Sooners including a showdown with Nebraska, featuring the top two teams in the BCS for the second consecutive year. During the second quarter, White injured his ACL while completing a long pass to running back Quentin Griffin, ending his season.

The 2002 season started out with a preseason battle for the starting quarterback position between White and Hybl. White eventually won a close battle and was named the starter for the first game against Tulsa. After a slow start, the offense finally got rolling and they easily cruised to a shutout win. In the second game, the Alabama Crimson Tide came to Norman. White again went down with a knee injury, this time tearing the ACL in the opposite knee. Hybl came in as a backup and led the team to a hard-fought come-from-behind win, but the offense experienced some struggles in the second half. White would again be out for the season and Hybl led the team to a Big 12 championship and a victory over Washington State in the 2003 Rose Bowl game, being named MVP.

After suffering from consecutive

Kansas State.[4]

White was granted a medical hardship for the 2004 season. He was again a finalist for the

Orange Bowl, in 2004, but lost 55–19 to Leinart's USC Trojans.[5] White finished his collegiate career as the University of Oklahoma's all-time leader in career passing yards (8,012) and touchdown passes (81).[6]

White's on-the-field accomplishments have been further honored in Tuttle with the painting of a local water tower to read "Home of Jason White 2003 Heisman Trophy Winner".[7] This tower is readily seen from the center of town, just west of State Highways 4 and 37. Additionally, a section of Cimarron Road in the city was renamed "Jason White Boulevard".

College statistics

Oklahoma Sooners
Season Team GP Passing
Cmp Att Pct Yds TD Int Rtg
1999 Oklahoma 3 1 2 50.0 9 0 0 87.8
2000 Oklahoma 0 Redshirted
2001 Oklahoma 7 73 113 64.6 681 5 3 124.5
2002 Oklahoma 3 20 34 58.8 181 1 2 101.5
2003 Oklahoma 14 278 451 61.6 3,846 40 10 158.1
2004 Oklahoma 13 255 390 65.4 3,205 35 9 159.4
Career[8] 40 627 990 63.3 7,922 81 24 152.7

Professional career

Despite his strong college career, White was not selected in the

NBA
.

He did eventually receive a tryout from the Kansas City Chiefs, who opted not to sign him. Eventually, the Tennessee Titans signed him as an undrafted free agent in 2005 for two years, but White decided not to attempt to play, citing weak knees from previous injuries.[9] White has expressed an interest in coaching.[10]

Life after football

Today, White owns and operates the Jason White Companies,[11] which owns A Store Divided, an OU/OSU memorabilia store, and a The Athlete's Foot shoe store.[12] He also worked with insurance agent Steve Owens, another former Sooner Heisman Trophy winner and former athletic director at the University of Oklahoma. Prior to that, White worked briefly for a securities firm in downtown Oklahoma City. He is a co-founder and board member of St. Anthony Hospital's YourCARE Clinic community health centers.

In 2007, a bronze statue of White was dedicated on the University of Oklahoma campus in Heisman Park, commemorating his 2003 award.[13]

In 2011, White co-owned the Bricktown Brawlers of the Indoor Football League.[14]

In 2017, White was inducted into the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame.

References

  1. ^ "NCAA Quarterback of the Year". Touchdown Club of Columbus. April 6, 2009. Archived from the original on December 5, 2012.
  2. ^ "All-American: Jason White". SoonerSports.com. Archived from the original on February 29, 2008. Retrieved December 13, 2007.
  3. ISBN 978-1617490347. Excerpts available at Google Books
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  4. ^ Dubow, Josh (December 7, 2003). "Wildcats Upset Top-ranked Sooners To Claim Big 12 Championship". Big12Sports.com. Archived from the original on July 29, 2007. Retrieved December 13, 2007.
  5. ^ Saxon, Mark (June 10, 2010). "USC punished with two-year postseason ban". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  6. ^ "Oklahoma Reflects on 12-1 Season". SoonerSports.com. January 5, 2005. Archived from the original on January 6, 2008. Retrieved December 13, 2007.
  7. ^ Whiteside, Kelly (December 3, 2004). "Top player White out to help Oklahoma finish as top team". USA Today. Retrieved December 13, 2007.
  8. ^ "TerrapinSportsReport".
  9. ^ "Sooners in the National Football League". SoonerSports.com. Archived from the original on January 6, 2008. Retrieved December 13, 2007.
  10. ^ "J. White Says Knees Were Reason for Retiring". KFFL.com. August 11, 2005. Archived from the original on December 5, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2007.
  11. ^ Haisten, Bill (July 21, 2010). "Jason White, Sam Bradford: Tale of two quarterbacks". Tulsa World. Retrieved July 21, 2010.
  12. ^ "Heisman Winner Teams Up with Homeland" (Press release). Jason White's Store Divided. July 30, 2007. Retrieved December 13, 2007.
  13. ^ "Oklahoma To Unveil Statue Of 2003 Heisman Winner Jason White". KTUL.com. September 7, 2007. Archived from the original on March 12, 2008. Retrieved December 13, 2007.
  14. ^ Aber, Ryan (December 16, 2010). "Former OU QB Jason White will co-own Bricktown Brawlers football team". The Oklahoman. Retrieved April 12, 2024.

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