Talk:Reggie White

Death
I thimk its too soon to say that he died of a crack overdoes. Especially since he died this morning. As far as I know this is unsubstantiated.


 * It is completely unsubstantiated. He had no history of drug problems and no article anywhere on the internet has any mention of this.  Any further attempts to add this back into the article without something to back it up should be removed. R ADICAL B ENDER  ★  19:59, Dec 26, 2004 (UTC)

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 * His untimely death is especially puzzling because, as a former athlete, one would naturally expect his health to be very good (certainly much better than the average citizen). Due to the bizarre circumstances regarding his death, some in the media and elsewhere have already began to speculate that he may have been using/abusing steroids or other drugs and this may have caused him ill health and contributed to his demise, but there is no known evidence to support these unsubstantiated (and somewhat outlandish) claims. The fact that he was a strict Chrisitan and an ordained minister seems to lay waste to thse claims, but as of the day of his death the facts are still unclear.

This needs cleaning up and reinsertion by someone who is more familiar than I with the story. --   Phyzome is Tim McCormack 02:10, 2004 Dec 27 (UTC)

This sounds more like commentary than encyclopedia. How about the current cause of death is unknown.


 * That should be exactly what's in there. It's unknown because it's unknown. Everyone just automatically assumes Len Bias these days and not Pete Maravich... R ADICAL B ENDER ★  05:14, Dec 27, 2004 (UTC)


 * What is wrong with people? On the day a legend of the game dies, one of the greats, there are people here hypothesizing that he died from drugs or steroids or whatever. This is disgusting. It is not that uncommon for athletes to die young, often from heart problems previously undiagnosed. Reggie was a big guy and probably was not in perfect shape, that's much more likely to be a factor than drugs. People make me sick sometimes. A little respect for the dead would go a long way. Just after Christmas too. Amazing what some people will do when they think they're anonymous. Libertas

Free Agency
Reggie White was an integral part of forcing the NFL to re-evaluate its free agency system. That's the only reason he was able to leave Philadelphia for Green Bay. Something must be written to reflect that. There was also a Sports Illustrated cover story on the matter, if someone can find that image. --207.69.138.10 16:40, 3 Jan 2005 (UTC)

RE: Agree With Libertas
This is disgusting. How can you say that it's because of drugs, based on the fact that it was a sudden death? Also, the drugs would have been found (especially crack). He was life flighted. In the little bit of time that took, his system wouldn't have cleared up.

Therefore, I definitely, do not believe, Reggie White was, on drugs. C2 aaron 14:57, 23 September 2005 (UTC)

Need source - Iamhungey (talk) 00:05, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

Comment

 * Hey now, Rev. Reggie White rocks! If he was still alive and nearby, I'd attend his services w sermons like that! Sam Spade 00:50, 30 September 2005 (UTC)

Sleep Apnea
He may have died partially from sleep apnea which often affects large muscular individuals. I included it in the article as it's known he did suffer from it and in the USA today source I put in the article states that the medical examiner says it may have played a part in his death. Here are some extra sources if it's doubted.

Hopefully it'll end those stupid drug rumors Iamhungey (talk) 18:50, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

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What's with all the Messianic Judaism stuff?
None of it seems to be well-cited or documented and all of it comes across as somebody with an agenda trying to rewrite his biography to magnify what may either be a minor or completely non-existent part of his life story. It has almost nothing to do with his image on or off the field and I speak from personal experience as someone who closely followed his career and never once heard Messianic Judaism mentioned by him or anyone who knew him. Some higher level editor may want to consider removing the irrelevant material since I don't have the time to confirm or deny any of the references, but they seem very suspicious at just a casual glance. 68.229.184.37 (talk) 08:05, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

overcomes —Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.104.211.182 (talk) 20:54, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

True or False: Reggie White turned Atheist shortly before his death.
I have never edited or contributed to Wikipedia, so I must immediately apologize for my impending ignorance... However, I would like to discuss a matter relating to Reggie White, drceased NFL player.

I have heard from multiple sources, which I am unable to cite at this particular moment in time, that Reggie White began to refute and disbelieve in religion, shortly before his death.

Is anyone here in a position to cite or elaborate on this premise?

Thank you, —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.194.191.190 (talk) 04:56, 8 August 2009 (UTC)


 * No. After his last retirement from football, he began questioning what churches were teaching, specifically, he had a problem with churches teaching church-made traditions, interpretations, and stories (rather than what is actually written in the bible), and that churches had become more of a motivational workshop, rather than a place for worship/learning of/about God. As a result, he began studying the Old Testament and biblical Hebrew for his remaining years (much of his waking hours were spent studying Torah and Hebrew on his own, or with assistance from his friend, Nehemia Gordon), and stopped following christian holidays that were really pagan in origin (such as Christmas). Because of this, many christians felt Reggie White had abandoned them (this is probably the origin of the rumor you heard). In reality, he had become more fervent in his belief in God in his last years.
 * You probably can find online ESPN's Reggie White Memorial Special, or the ESPN's SportsCentury on Reggie White which both go into detail about his last years and his faith.
 * — al-Shimoni  (talk) 06:58, 30 May 2012 (UTC)

Philadelphia pictures
There should be at least one picture of Reggie in Eagles garb on this page. He did spend most of his career there. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.104.67.222 (talk) 18:45, 29 November 2012 (UTC)

Reggie's Prayer
This page should include "Reggie's Prayer" a film that Reggie White starred in. If you feel there is no proof of the film I have a link and a summary below if it helps. It may need some revising cause I haven't watched it in a while.

In 1996 White starred in a Christian film with Pat Morita in Reggie's Prayer as the main protagonist "Reggie Knox" a football player much like White, but retires after the 1996 season to become a 10th Grade Language Arts teacher and Head Coach of a high school football team in Portland, Oregon. The film also had appearances by his Packers teammates Brett Favre and head coach Mike Holmgren as janitors, M.C. Hammer as a park ranger, and another teammate from the Packers Keith Jackson as an assistant coach.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117457 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 143.200.140.196 (talk) 00:47, 14 August 2013 (UTC)

REGGIE WHITE
I will add more info on Reggie White and his life outside of football. Then i will add more on his time with the show boats. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Martineza28 (talk • contribs) 17:36, 20 April 2017 (UTC)

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postseason
Are the sack totals just from regular seasons? (probably, since number of games played equaled 16). Is it fair to include postseason totals in the tally? 72.174.131.123 (talk) 22:59, 7 January 2024 (UTC)


 * If you mean the infobox, then no. The infobox is just to show the regular season totals. Unless there's a postseason record to post. White had 198 regular season sacks and 12 in the postseason. Bringingthewood (talk) 23:34, 7 January 2024 (UTC)
 * OK. Some outlets include Tom Brady's total yardage and touchdowns in his career tally. I thought it might be similar for this defensive player. Thanks. 72.174.131.123 (talk) 01:23, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
 * You're welcome. Why some of those outlets would do that, I don't know. But on Wikipedia and pro-football-reference.com for example, there are regular season and postseason sections. The infobox here, like Tom Brady's, shows just his regular season stats. Under 'NFL career statistics' you'll see his breakdown. It shouldn't matter, offensive or defensive player, the infobox has only regular season totals. Regards. Bringingthewood (talk) 01:32, 9 January 2024 (UTC)