Bob White (offensive lineman)

Robert Arlen White  (born April 9, 1963) is a former American football center in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and New England Patriots. He played college football at the University of Rhode Island.

Early years
White attended Lunenburg High School, where he was a Watchusetts League All-star. He accepted a football scholarship from the University of Rhode Island. He started his first 2 seasons at center. He started at left tackle as a junior.

As a senior, he started at right tackle in an offense that featured quarterback Tom Ehrhardt, who led the nation in total offense, passing an average of 50 times a game, while scoring a total of 42 touchdowns. He was named a team captain and was a part of two Yankee Conference titles in his last 2 years.

In 2011, he was inducted into the Rhode Island Athletics Hall of Fame.

New York Jets
White was selected by the New York Jets in the seventh round (189th overall) of the 1986 NFL Draft. He was waived on August 25.

Dallas Cowboys
In 1987, he was signed as a free agent by the Dallas Cowboys. He began training camp playing at guard and was switched to center for the last 2 weeks. He was released before the start of the season on September 7. After the players went on a strike on the third week of the season, those games were canceled (reducing the 16-game season to 15) and the NFL decided that the games would be played with replacement players. In September, he was re-signed to be a part of the Cowboys replacement team, which was given the mock name "Rhinestone Cowboys" by the media. He ended up playing well in those 3 games as the starter at right guard, and was kept for the rest of the season playing mainly as a backup and on special teams.

In 1988, he suffered a thigh bruise in training camp that forced him to miss 4 regular-season contests. He appeared in 12 games with 3 starts in place of an injured Tom Rafferty. In 1989, he appeared in 8 games with 4 starts in place of an injured Rafferty.

New England Patriots
On March 23, 1990, he was signed in Plan B free agency by the New England Patriots. He was cut on September 3. He was re-signed on October 26 and released after 2 games on November 6. He was re-signed on November 8 and cut on after one game on November 12.

Personal life
White worked as a sparring partner for local light and middle heavyweights during his first two years in college.