Reggie White

Reggie White is the kind of athlete I can't help but revere. A 196 cm defensive end out of Chattanooga, he spent fifteen NFL seasons being a quarterback's nightmare, and the Hall of Fame nod was a formality. What stays with me, though, is the duality, the ferocity on the field paired with the conviction of an ordained minister off it. That tension makes him far more human and interesting than the stat line suggests. His death at just 43 in 2004 still feels like a robbery. He left behind overwhelming physical dominance and a reputation for genuine kindness, and I hold nothing but respect for the man.

Name (English)

Reggie White

Name (Japanese)

レジー・ホワイト

Reading

れじー・ほわいと

Born

December 19, 1961 – December 26, 2004

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Ox

Origin

Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

Height

196 cm

Occupation

American football player

Awards & achievements

• Pro Football Hall of Fame

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggie%20White
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B8%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9B%E3%83%AF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q946034

Tags

• Tennessee
• American football player

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.