White was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee and attended the University of Tennessee, where he was a two-time All-American and a member of the school's 1985 national championship team. After college, he was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the first round of the 1985 NFL Draft. He spent eight seasons with the Eagles, where he earned four Pro Bowl selections and was named the NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 1987.
In 1993, White signed with the Green Bay Packers and became one of the most dominant defensive players in the league. He was selected to the Pro Bowl in each of his six seasons with the Packers, and was named the NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 1998. He was also a key contributor to the Packers' Super Bowl XXXI championship team.
White retired after the 2000 season with a career total of 198 sacks, which is still the third-highest total in NFL history. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006 and his No. 92 jersey was retired by the Packers in 2005. He was also named to the NFL's All-Decade Team of the 1990s and was voted the second-greatest defensive end of all time by NFL Network in 2010.
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