Charles White
Charles Raymond White
Born: January 22, 1958
Los Angeles, CA USA
Deceased: January 11, 2023
Position: RB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 190
College: USC
High School: San Fernando (Los Angeles, CA)
Career: 1980-1988
Drafted: 1980 in Round 1, #27 overall by the Cleveland Browns
Charles White played from 1980 to 1988 during his career with the Cleveland Browns and Los Angeles Rams. White ran for 3,075 yards in his career on 780 attempts, scoring 23 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 114 passes for 860 yards and 1 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 86 | 279 | 3.2 | 16 | 5 |
| 1981 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 97 | 342 | 3.5 | 26 | 1 |
| 1982 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 69 | 259 | 3.8 | 18 | 3 |
| 1984 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 24 | 62 | 2.6 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 70 | 310 | 4.4 | 32 | 3 |
| 1986 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 22 | 126 | 5.7 | 19 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 324 | 1374 | 4.2 | 58 | 11 |
| 1988 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 88 | 323 | 3.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Totals | 780 | 3075 | 3.9 | 58 | 23 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 17 | 153 | 9.0 | 31 | 1 |
| 1981 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 27 | 219 | 8.1 | 21 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 34 | 283 | 8.3 | 36 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 17 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 23 | 121 | 5.3 | 20 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Totals | 114 | 860 | 7.5 | 36 | 1 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 12 | 243 | 20.2 | 32 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 5 | 80 | 16.0 | 23 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 17 | 300 | 17.6 | 32 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 216 | 18.0 | 28 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 26 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Totals | 52 | 969 | 18.6 | 32 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1981 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1982 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1985 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1986 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1987 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1988 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1980 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| 1981 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1982 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1985 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| 1987 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |||||||
| Totals | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 7 |
| 1981 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 9 |
| 1982 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 9 | 9 |
| 1984 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 10 | 1 |
| 1985 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 16 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 16 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 15 | 12 |
| 1988 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 3 |
Awards
1987 - AP Comeback Player of the Year
Honors
1987 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1987 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1987 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1987 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1987 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1987 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1987 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
