i was in my 3rd year at Penn State University when he came to preach at our campus church event..towards the end i came up to shake his hand..he was very big...im only a 5'3" asian man and my hands in his was like a 3 year old's hand compared their dad's...but what he said to me i will never forget..he said he saw me sitting listening to him with a glowing smile and he took notice..praise God for him..i can never be 1/10 of a godly man as he was..He was blessed..He is now in heaven with the Lord...
Here's all you need to know about Big Bad Reggie White. After spending an NFC Championship afternoon opposite #2 Dallas Cowboys OL Erik Williams, Big Bad Reggie stood in front of his locker and literally whined that mean Williams was "illegally" punching him in the face all day. "I have a scratch under my eye," White said Yes, he actually stood in front of his locker after being absolutely dominated in the NFC Title game and pointed at a tiny little scratch under his eye. He did it, he said it, and he can't ever take that back. He was everything a real warrior was not. It was embarrassing
Aaron Donald might post these kinds of numbers in the future. I mean honestly, he's already arguably THE BEST DT in NFL history. He definitely will be if he's as consistent as last season.
To be fair to modern pass rushers the west coast scheme wasn’t really being use and quarter backs were holding n* the ball a lot longer then now a days guys like jimmy g sense the pressure and throw the ball so quick it’s unreal
I met reggie at a gas station in green bay when I was young. My dad couldn't find a piece of paper fast enough out of his 1980 thunderbird. We still have his signature today on that piece of paper. RIP
funny thing about that, i don't remember which year, but the Packers made a bold move and put Reggie in at the nose tackle/defensive tackle position for a game vs Detroit at Lambeau. Normally Reggie was a DE, so putting him inside was a huge risk, and in that game Barry Sanders was held to -1 yard, mostly thanks to Reggie.
My son was a college football player, 1 month after graduating with honors in 2010 he passed away from an undetected, unknown enlarged heart, his favorite player was Reggie White, and my son was also a devout born again, blood bought child of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, if you had just met him for the first time you would have Loved him and after 1-2 hours he would be asking you " are you saved and do you have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ ?" God Bless Reggie White for being such an inspirational Man and Player to my son, God Bless
Growing up as an Eagles fan in the suburbs of Philly in the late 80s and early 90s, I gotta say..seeing Reggie proudly holding up that trophy at the end of the Green Bay Super Bowl win brings tears to my eyes.
Was crying for your Super Bowl victory too. Because if not for you. I remember the pain your fans went through feeling betrayed. Was worth the wait though wasn't it?
Lawrence Taylor #1 Reggie White # 1A Reggie White was right there next to Taylor.. that's how dominant he was. Elevated everyone around him. R.I.P. Reggie White 92
Reggie White was a better player than Lawrence Taylor. I don't know why people can't see that. White just moved people out of his way at will. He was strong and fast. So many plays where he just...plain...trucked the offensive tackle. Taylor had to do it by running around people.
@@crosbonit : LT revolutionized the way the game was played. He changed everything. Left tackle became the most important position on the O line because of him. Reggie White was great, but Lawrence Taylor was transcendent.
@@johnnyboycassidy749 I hear what you're saying. There's no doubt LT was a phenom. But if I had to choose between the two of them in their prime, I'm going Reggie White after one half second of thinking. LT had Harry Carson, Carl Banks, Gary Reasons et. al along side him. Who was out there with White? I can't think of anyone off the top of my head.
@@crosbonit Jerome Brown, Clyde Simmons, Seth Joyner, etc. Those Eagles defenses were stacked, just like many of the Giants D's with Taylor. Nobody in their right mind would discount Reggie White as one of the very greatest defensive players of all time, and you could even make the case that he's on LT's level, but let's not pretend he didn't play alongside other great players too.
I had the chance to meet him when he visited his cousins who lived behind us in Gainesville, FL. I didn’t realize it was him while we were throwing the football around the yard. He was drawing up plays and playing QB. He was so nice and fun to be around. As a young boy, he seemed larger than life - and he was. I’ll never forget that day and that brief time I got to play football with the legend himself.
I laughed so hard when he once threw Chris Carter at Warren Moon. Literally threw a man 5 yards at the QB and then pushed Moon back another 10 yards. Moon didn’t go down but they finally whistled the play dead 20 yards behind the line of scrimmage.
Such a great player. He also seemed like he didn’t want to hurt people. The way he tackled was forceful but never to hurt the other player. Just smooth and effective.
They could have too- Cris Carter, Jerome Brown and the GOAT Reggie White were all on Buddy Ryan's eagles. They could of easily beaten the Redskins and Giants, since the NFC East was the dominating conference during that time.
Blue Flag The only good team in the NFC West at the time were the Niners, and true, they were in the middle of their dynasty, but those years were dominated by that NFC East Defense too.
Defensively the Eagles were good enough but their offenses were garbage. Heath Sherman was a joke at running back and their offensive lines were laughable. They had some decent receivers, but Cunningham had to run for his life just to get to even attempt to get the ball to any of them.
@@handsomedevil254 aaron donald def does that and so does khalil mack. Offensive lineman these days are about 20-35 pounds bigger then the ones in the 80's and 90's
Definitely had one of the best nicknames in NFL history with "Minister of Defense"! Reggie White was easily most balanced DL to ever play the game because he was so good as both a pass rusher and a run blocker that there was no way he wouldn't have an impact during the games he played!
At the age of 37 years old, White recorded 16 sacks! He retired and missed the 1999 season. He came back the following year and played for the Panthers and recorded 5.5 sacks at 39 years old. He finished his career with 198 sacks. If the strike in 1987 didn’t happen, and he played the 99 season, he probably would have around 210 sacks.
Phil Simms told a hilarious story about Reggie just killing him all afternoon one game and every time Reggie knocked him down he would say "Oh, Phil you're doing a great job" or "Phil!! Jesus loves you!"
I just saw LT at #3 and I was like, "If LT is that high, Reggie White must be AT LEAST top-10." Glad I wasn't disappointed. This guy did it for a lot longer. An absolute freak of a defensive end, even when he was old.
GOD made a special human... Reggie White... Spectacular man... Man of GOD... OUTSTANDING PERSON IN THE COMMUNITY... AND TOP TEN GREATEST DEFENSIVE LINEMAN EVER...
Dec.19: Happy birthday Reggie White 'The Minister of Defense"; 2 x NFL Defensive Player of The Year, 13 x Pro Bowler (1961-2004) God bless. Thanks for the upload, NFL. Blessings
I remember as a kid I watched nfl network alot and watched a lot of old reggie white games. I still remember watching the doc where I found out he died. A numb sad feeling, guys like Reggie white deserved to live a full life
Best defensive player of all time and ifs not even close. And this is coming from a Giants fan and moreover and LT guy but realistically there were two different levels between them, Reggie was in his own dimension
There is only one Reggie White. 7 is a legitimate spot on this list. The top 10 are all interchangeable. The 80's and 90's were the NFL's greatest decades. The game just isn't the same anymore.
The day my favorite player joined my favorite team... Still have the sports section from the Eau Claire paper announcing his signing in Green Bay. I'll never forget it. A total legend. Hugely responsible for the Packers rising from the ashes of two decades of utter failure.
Reggie White my all-time favorite defensive end! Plus Green Bay loved him! I still remember my Reggie White candy bar from Lambeau. I never ate it because I always wanted to have it!
First football game I ever went to was at the Oakland Coliseum in 1984 back when you could still see the Oakland Hills behind center field. My dad took me to see the USFL because the tickets were cheap and the Raiders were in Los Angeles. The Oakland Invaders played the Memphis Showboats. This young defender for Memphis named Reggie White had three sacks and probably should've had about three more. I just remember my dad pointing at him and saying, "you watch son, he's gonna play in the NFL and he's gonna destroy EVERYBODY." My dad wasn't big on predictions, but when he did, he usually got them right. He was right about Reggie White. RIP to my dad and Reggie.
This man is the greatest defensive lineman in the history of the NFL. I think Reggie White is the second best defensive player in the history of football. If Jerome Brown didn’t pass away, I feel that Philadelphia would’ve won a Super Bowl.
Didn’t that almost happen? like I heard something about they were going to draft him out of the USFL but something fell through. Idk how true that was, but it’s an alternate history no offensive coordinator would EVER wanna deal with.
Parcells wanted to draft Reggie White, but George Young was against it, Imagine him and LT on opposite Sides. The NFC East in the 80s was just BRUTAL, they had monster Defenses. Dallas in the early 80s with Randy White and Too Tall jones, LT and the Giants, Dexter Manley and the Skins and Reggie White and Philly
Xavier Vega if I were the qb against LT AND Reggie. I would literally change every pass call to run plays right up the gut. Hell not messing with the outsides😂😂
Reggie to GB changed the entire fabric of the NFL. Free agency wouldn’t be the same without him and he changed the Packers culture forever. Impactful as they come
@@ButterBallTheOpossum yup! And even the play where Theisman's leg snapped in two, LT was the first one frantically waving to the Skins' sideline when he saw what happened.
Special player no doubt hes among the three or four best and could be #1 with no argument here. What really stands out is his incredible character. Never hear about him philandering, using drugs, always an honest work ethic, and unashamed to talk about his faith without threatening people. He was the kind of human being God wants us all to be like.
Has Denver retired his number? As I recall that number was already retired because it was Frank Tripucka’s number and Manning had to get his permission to wear that number.
As a young man I was lucky to watch the two greatest defense players in NFL History, Lawerance Taylor and Reggie White. R.I.P. Mr. White, The G.O.A.T of Defensive Lineman. M
Dude when I heard that he has more sacks than games played, I had to rewind it and hear it again. That's insane! The craziest thing is he was always doubled teamed and one of the main focuses of the other team and they still couldn't stop him.
MadMadWorld 5 minutes ago For the record: By Don Pierson, Tribune Pro Football Writer | January 15, 1996 Green Bay Packers linemen Reggie White and Frank Winters ripped Dallas tackle Erik Williams and blasted officiating in the NFC championship game Sunday, saying the Cowboys get too many breaks. "You guys will write we're complaining," White said. "The official told me I whine too much." Winters called the chop block by Williams that knocked defensive tackle John Jurkovic out with a knee injury "a cheap shot. I have no respect for him at all." White said Williams was illegally punching him in the face all day. "I have a scratch under my eye," White said
Here's all you need to know about Big Bad Reggie White. After spending an NFC Championship afternoon opposite #2 Dallas Cowboys OL Erik Williams, Big Bad Reggie stood in front of his locker and literally whined that mean Williams was "illegally" punching him in the face all day. "I have a scratch under my eye," White said Yes, he actually stood in front of his locker after being absolutely dominated in the NFC Title game and pointed at a tiny little scratch under his eye. He did it, he said it, and he can't ever take that back. He was everything a real warrior was not. It was embarrassing
My Reggie White moment was a clip i saw of him against Dallas I think. Reggie came off the ball and turned the O lineman over on his back with one arm. I'd love see that clip again...it's almost unreal.
He came to my church and I met him up in my pastor's office and he signed a football for me! He was so nice!
What was the year
Tell me… Was it at Jubilee Christian center? Cause that’s where I met him
@@Gn0sis1That's where I met him too.
Somewhere in Heaven, Reggie White was looking below smiling when the Eagles were celebrating after winning their first super bowl!
49ers Fan 4 Life he was
49ers Fan 4 Life You are so right.
49ers Fan 4 Life you are a 49ers fan BTW it was rigged by RG
Along side Jerome Brown.
@@adamfair1976 nothing was rigged lol
i was in my 3rd year at Penn State University when he came to preach at our campus church event..towards the end i came up to shake his hand..he was very big...im only a 5'3" asian man and my hands in his was like a 3 year old's hand compared their dad's...but what he said to me i will never forget..he said he saw me sitting listening to him with a glowing smile and he took notice..praise God for him..i can never be 1/10 of a godly man as he was..He was blessed..He is now in heaven with the Lord...
I'll never forget Reggie's victory lap around the Superdome. RIP
Jon M agreed.
Most complete defensive lineman in NFL history. The best.
Here's all you need to know about Big Bad Reggie White. After spending an NFC Championship afternoon opposite #2 Dallas Cowboys OL Erik Williams, Big Bad Reggie stood in front of his locker and literally whined that mean Williams was "illegally" punching him in the face all day. "I have a scratch under my eye," White said
Yes, he actually stood in front of his locker after being absolutely dominated in the NFC Title game and pointed at a tiny little scratch under his eye. He did it, he said it, and he can't ever take that back. He was everything a real warrior was not.
It was embarrassing
@@madmadworld1145 what does any of that have to do with the statement that he is the greatest defensive lineman ever?
@@madmadworld1145 If I ever knew a loser before I ever had the chance to meet him face to face, then that person is you my friend
MadMadWorld you are a whiner. Show the proof
Most complete defensive player, period.
He is my all-time favorite NFL player for what he did on the field and what he stood for off the field.
in 121 games with the eagles he recorded 124 sacks... smh wow..
Especially when it was still more of a running league too so less drop backs he was playing against compared to today, which is even more smh wow!!
Aaron Donald might post these kinds of numbers in the future. I mean honestly, he's already arguably THE BEST DT in NFL history. He definitely will be if he's as consistent as last season.
To be fair to modern pass rushers the west coast scheme wasn’t really being use and quarter backs were holding n* the ball a lot longer then now a days guys like jimmy g sense the pressure and throw the ball so quick it’s unreal
I still think Reggie was a better player
I cant get over the size of him in the thumbnail over young
I had the honor of being in the Super Dome when Reggie grabbed that trophy and hoisted it towards our section. It's a moment I'll never forget
Hard core wicoanite here I could only imagine being apart of something so special
been watching NFL for over 40 yrs. and hands down he's the best DL I've ever seen....
Reggie was the best. A great player and even greater man. Rest In Peace Reggie. We miss you buddy.
I met reggie at a gas station in green bay when I was young. My dad couldn't find a piece of paper fast enough out of his 1980 thunderbird. We still have his signature today on that piece of paper. RIP
man he WRECKED that offensive tackle in those super bowl highlight, straight up moved him out the way. what a beast and a legend, RiP
"Of all the players I faced there was only one who I feared. Because he could beat you at any moment. And that was Barry (Sanders)."
- Reggie White
funny thing about that, i don't remember which year, but the Packers made a bold move and put Reggie in at the nose tackle/defensive tackle position for a game vs Detroit at Lambeau. Normally Reggie was a DE, so putting him inside was a huge risk, and in that game Barry Sanders was held to -1 yard, mostly thanks to Reggie.
I mean Reggie more often than not got the better of Sanders
@@cobracmr4 Hell no
@@borood1188 Reggie is one of the few players in history that I'd say is superior than Barry
@@cobracmr4 Then that makes you an idiot. Barry embarrassed that man on the field. One time he dropped him right on his face
My son was a college football player, 1 month after graduating with honors in 2010 he passed away from an undetected, unknown enlarged heart, his favorite player was Reggie White, and my son was also a devout born again, blood bought child of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, if you had just met him for the first time you would have Loved him and after 1-2 hours he would be asking you " are you saved and do you have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ ?" God Bless Reggie White for being such an inspirational Man and Player to my son, God Bless
Reggie White was my favorite player growing up. Pure class and greatness.
Use to go to church with Reggie he was very kind and humble always too the time to say hello to everyone. R.I.P. Reggie White The Minister of Defense.
Growing up as an Eagles fan in the suburbs of Philly in the late 80s and early 90s, I gotta say..seeing Reggie proudly holding up that trophy at the end of the Green Bay Super Bowl win brings tears to my eyes.
Was crying for your Super Bowl victory too. Because if not for you. I remember the pain your fans went through feeling betrayed. Was worth the wait though wasn't it?
He was amazing. One of the greatest ever. RIP Reggie - he had it all, including humility.
My favorite player of all time defense or offense....# 1... R.I.P & Thanks for the memories Reggie White great man on and off the field!!!!
From ‘86-‘88 he was undoubtedly the best player in football…he had 57 sacks in that 3 season stretch…that’s probably never happening again
Just can't believe a man that big can be that quick and agile at defensive end position. Unreal.....RIP big fella.
Reggie was my fav player of all time, not just because ima Vols fan but because he was the real deal and a man of God on n off the field
Lawrence Taylor #1 Reggie White # 1A
Reggie White was right there next to Taylor.. that's how dominant he was. Elevated everyone around him.
R.I.P. Reggie White 92
Reggie White was a better player than Lawrence Taylor. I don't know why people can't see that. White just moved people out of his way at will. He was strong and fast. So many plays where he just...plain...trucked the offensive tackle. Taylor had to do it by running around people.
@@crosbonit : LT revolutionized the way the game was played. He changed everything. Left tackle became the most important position on the O line because of him. Reggie White was great, but Lawrence Taylor was transcendent.
@@johnnyboycassidy749 I hear what you're saying. There's no doubt LT was a phenom. But if I had to choose between the two of them in their prime, I'm going Reggie White after one half second of thinking. LT had Harry Carson, Carl Banks, Gary Reasons et. al along side him. Who was out there with White? I can't think of anyone off the top of my head.
No argument from me here!
@@crosbonit Jerome Brown, Clyde Simmons, Seth Joyner, etc. Those Eagles defenses were stacked, just like many of the Giants D's with Taylor. Nobody in their right mind would discount Reggie White as one of the very greatest defensive players of all time, and you could even make the case that he's on LT's level, but let's not pretend he didn't play alongside other great players too.
Rest in Power Mr. White! Thank you for the example of what a good devout man can accomplish🙏🏽!
RIP Reggie White and Jerome Brown…gone but never forgotten
Wes Hopkins and Andre Waters also gone from that Eagles great D.
I had the chance to meet him when he visited his cousins who lived behind us in Gainesville, FL. I didn’t realize it was him while we were throwing the football around the yard. He was drawing up plays and playing QB. He was so nice and fun to be around. As a young boy, he seemed larger than life - and he was. I’ll never forget that day and that brief time I got to play football with the legend himself.
3:23 - the club... Reggie’s perfected pass rushing move. His natural strength was astounding. And so was his faith in God. Beautiful man
He had that, but his rip move was funny to watch when he hooked it in. He's taking a 350 pound man on a ride.
I laughed so hard when he once threw Chris Carter at Warren Moon. Literally threw a man 5 yards at the QB and then pushed Moon back another 10 yards. Moon didn’t go down but they finally whistled the play dead 20 yards behind the line of scrimmage.
@@franzschubertv2874 Because the MoD was fixing to start babtizing people
Such a great player. He also seemed like he didn’t want to hurt people. The way he tackled was forceful but never to hurt the other player. Just smooth and effective.
I wish Reggie White and Jerome Brown would have been enough to bring the Lombardi to Philly. RIP, Minister of Defense.
They could have too- Cris Carter, Jerome Brown and the GOAT Reggie White were all on Buddy Ryan's eagles. They could of easily beaten the Redskins and Giants, since the NFC East was the dominating conference during that time.
+Sitizen Kane NFC West*
Blue Flag The only good team in the NFC West at the time were the Niners, and true, they were in the middle of their dynasty, but those years were dominated by that NFC East Defense too.
Kevin S blame Cunningham's injury
Defensively the Eagles were good enough but their offenses were garbage. Heath Sherman was a joke at running back and their offensive lines were laughable. They had some decent receivers, but Cunningham had to run for his life just to get to even attempt to get the ball to any of them.
Had to double team him on every snap, unreal.
Well to be fair there are still players in the NFL like that. Aaron donald and vita vea just to name two.
Looks like the Patriots didn’t heed that advice in the Super Bowl.
@@venomf0 thier nothing like Reggie stop it they wasn't tossing 300 lbs linemen to the ground like Reggie did with one arm
@@handsomedevil254 I just said they had to be doubled not that they were better.
@@handsomedevil254 aaron donald def does that and so does khalil mack. Offensive lineman these days are about 20-35 pounds bigger then the ones in the 80's and 90's
One of my favorite players. It was
Amazing and an honor to watch him play.
Definitely had one of the best nicknames in NFL history with "Minister of Defense"! Reggie White was easily most balanced DL to ever play the game because he was so good as both a pass rusher and a run blocker that there was no way he wouldn't have an impact during the games he played!
he was also an ordained minister for the Baptist church..thats why they called him that
One of the best to ever do it!!! I wasnt an Eagles or a Packers fan but there's only one RW!! miss you big guy!! Rest easy
God bless you #92.... Packer and Eagles fans will never forget you. It's so sad that you left way too early.
At the age of 37 years old, White recorded 16 sacks! He retired and missed the 1999 season. He came back the following year and played for the Panthers and recorded 5.5 sacks at 39 years old.
He finished his career with 198 sacks. If the strike in 1987 didn’t happen, and he played the 99 season, he probably would have around 210 sacks.
Don't forget to add he played his 2 years in the USFL. You may have to add a few more sacks
@@Manny-nm8dhhe easily could've had 220-230
121 sacks in 124 games, against constant double teams in a league that emphasized running football.
He had no equal
124 sacks in 121 games
Ever hear of Bruce Smith?
@@richf.7845 Yeah. Doesn't change anything here.
Most Dominant Defensive End to ever play football 🏈
Turhan Henderson 3-4 vs 4-3 not comparable. Bruce is arguably the greatest run stoppers at de. White is better but Bruce top 3 defensive players
Phil Simms told a hilarious story about Reggie just killing him all afternoon one game and every time Reggie knocked him down he would say "Oh, Phil you're doing a great job" or "Phil!! Jesus loves you!"
That Cleveland, TN Bible belt coming out of him
I just saw LT at #3 and I was like, "If LT is that high, Reggie White must be AT LEAST top-10." Glad I wasn't disappointed. This guy did it for a lot longer. An absolute freak of a defensive end, even when he was old.
bruuuh you know youre great when you play 121 games and get 124 sacks jj watt can't touch this guy
lol yeah he can. first player with 2 20+ sack seasons. he'll get there
+Michael Springer I dont see it not one bit. I can never see jj watt become a top 10 player of all time sorry.
+andy odvor Player*
Totally agree.
It's so rediculous to think about. Almost a sack a game. Just what? How?
Dear Reggie, you'll always be remembered....... miss you, may the Lord bless your family and may you be with Him. 🌹🌹
We will never see another defensive lineman like Reggie. He was a monster on the field.
Never
I started watching the nfl that year as a kid and as soon as I saw Reggie on the Packers I was hooked
Regie White was the best DE for ever!! the G.O.A.T
Steph1509 Bruce Smith.
@@richf.7845 no.
@@richf.7845 Not even close.
GOD made a special human... Reggie White...
Spectacular man... Man of GOD... OUTSTANDING PERSON IN THE COMMUNITY... AND TOP TEN GREATEST DEFENSIVE LINEMAN EVER...
This man is the GREATEST defensive player to ever do it
Dec.19: Happy birthday Reggie White 'The Minister of Defense"; 2 x NFL Defensive Player of The Year, 13 x Pro Bowler (1961-2004) God bless. Thanks for the upload, NFL. Blessings
I love Reggie. He indeed was special.
2 markers of greatness for Reggie: when he rag dolled Larry Allen in a game and when LT said he thinks reggie was the better defensive player than him
Greatest football player of all time period!!!1
I remember as a kid I watched nfl network alot and watched a lot of old reggie white games. I still remember watching the doc where I found out he died. A numb sad feeling, guys like Reggie white deserved to live a full life
Best defensive player of all time and ifs not even close. And this is coming from a Giants fan and moreover and LT guy but realistically there were two different levels between them, Reggie was in his own dimension
I respect that take. To me, it comes down to longevity. The best ever is the one who was dominant the longest. White was DPOY at age 37.
Greatest defensive player of all time
Reggie White was a monster with a heart of gold. RIP big guy
Reggie was something special, sadly something I don't think we'll ever see again. He was one of a kind, and there will never be another Reggie White.
Reggie goes on a very short list of some extremely extraordinary players.
It's very true sometimes only the good die young. Thanks for the memories.
He was so good it was unreal
I look at these guys as people who inspire me to play any position
One thing that stood out about Reggie White was that he went out of his way to avoid hurting people while making play after play.
I'm so glad this guy he got his ring, no matter what time he was on
There is only one Reggie White. 7 is a legitimate spot on this list. The top 10 are all interchangeable. The 80's and 90's were the NFL's greatest decades. The game just isn't the same anymore.
The day my favorite player joined my favorite team... Still have the sports section from the Eau Claire paper announcing his signing in Green Bay. I'll never forget it. A total legend. Hugely responsible for the Packers rising from the ashes of two decades of utter failure.
Just a solid all around man.
Reggie White my all-time favorite defensive end! Plus Green Bay loved him! I still remember my Reggie White candy bar from Lambeau. I never ate it because I always wanted to have it!
121 games...
124 sacks...
This is how you spell consistency.
An dominance!
First football game I ever went to was at the Oakland Coliseum in 1984 back when you could still see the Oakland Hills behind center field. My dad took me to see the USFL because the tickets were cheap and the Raiders were in Los Angeles. The Oakland Invaders played the Memphis Showboats. This young defender for Memphis named Reggie White had three sacks and probably should've had about three more. I just remember my dad pointing at him and saying, "you watch son, he's gonna play in the NFL and he's gonna destroy EVERYBODY." My dad wasn't big on predictions, but when he did, he usually got them right. He was right about Reggie White. RIP to my dad and Reggie.
Legendary player! Rest In Peace Warrior!
The goat pass rusher I've ever seen
This man is the greatest defensive lineman in the history of the NFL. I think Reggie White is the second best defensive player in the history of football.
If Jerome Brown didn’t pass away, I feel that Philadelphia would’ve won a Super Bowl.
No. He was better than LT. Ask LT himself, who agrees.
@@Freeloader_420 Exactly. What does LT do better than him anyway defensively?
Every time you sat down to watch a game featuring Reggie White - you knew you were in for a treat!
Imagine a defense with Reggie White at one end and LT on the other........
Reggie White was an all-star human being as well.
@Chris Paul And Zim wouldn't sign, IDK why
Imagine Reggie and Lawrence and Bruce Smith on the same side of the ball. 😱
And Jack Ham on the other!
Didn’t that almost happen? like I heard something about they were going to draft him out of the USFL but something fell through. Idk how true that was, but it’s an alternate history no offensive coordinator would EVER wanna deal with.
This dude was a Tennessee Volunteer and that's what I love most about him #Volunteers
The GREATEST defensive linemen EVER!
Best defensive end ever!!!
Parcells wanted to draft Reggie White, but George Young was against it, Imagine him and LT on opposite Sides. The NFC East in the 80s was just BRUTAL, they had monster Defenses. Dallas in the early 80s with Randy White and Too Tall jones, LT and the Giants, Dexter Manley and the Skins and Reggie White and Philly
Ravens Fan, the GM George Young felt they needed help in other areas, so passed to draft for more pressing needs
Kiwanis Hinton if Lt and riggie played together on the same team my god
LT and Leonard Marshall was bad enough. Lt and Reggie would have been downright unfair.
Xavier Vega if I were the qb against LT AND Reggie. I would literally change every pass call to run plays right up the gut. Hell not messing with the outsides😂😂
Reggie White AND Jerome Brown in Philadelphia.
I absolutely adored the game of football when Reggie played and all the other legends.
Probably tied with Brees as the biggest and most successful NFL free agent signings of all time
And Peyton Manning
Reggie to GB changed the entire fabric of the NFL. Free agency wouldn’t be the same without him and he changed the Packers culture forever. Impactful as they come
As a Defensive player , no doubt that Reggie was the greatest FA signing ..
Idk man , Albert Haynesworth gave those dudes a serious run for their money , u digadum saying bih ...
It's probably the best free agent signing in NFL history.
White never took a cheap shot on anyone. He just wrapped them up and put them to the ground.
And yet that last sack on Bledsoe in the SB would now be called a penalty b/c it was around the knees.
No Bozos the truly great ones dont have to
Go watch clips of Lawrence Taylor too. All clean and legal tackles even by today's rules
@@ButterBallTheOpossum yup! And even the play where Theisman's leg snapped in two, LT was the first one frantically waving to the Skins' sideline when he saw what happened.
Would look forward to seeing him play every Sunday. I was never disappointed he was always great
Special player no doubt hes among the three or four best and could be #1 with no argument here. What really stands out is his incredible character. Never hear about him philandering, using drugs, always an honest work ethic, and unashamed to talk about his faith without threatening people. He was the kind of human being God wants us all to be like.
Always awesome seeing guys hold the Lombardi Trophy.
Reggie remains the only player in NFL history to have his uniform number retired by two teams. (Both the Eagles and the Packers.)
What about manning?
Has Denver retired his number? As I recall that number was already retired because it was Frank Tripucka’s number and Manning had to get his permission to wear that number.
@@jameswestervelt4263 yes you are right but they retired it right after he left again. So it could be said he had his number retired ny two teams.
As a young man I was lucky to watch the two greatest defense players in NFL History, Lawerance Taylor and Reggie White. R.I.P. Mr. White, The G.O.A.T of Defensive Lineman. M
When you someone like Reggie White, your defense instantly becomes a top-notch defense.
Dude when I heard that he has more sacks than games played, I had to rewind it and hear it again. That's insane! The craziest thing is he was always doubled teamed and one of the main focuses of the other team and they still couldn't stop him.
RIP Reggie. I said Deacon Jones was a better DE, but Reggie was so athletic. Reggie and Deacon are both legends!
Deacon was no slouch when it came to athleticism he chased down much smaller men in his prime.
Solomon Kessington think of it this way Reggie was Deacon against bigger people
MadMadWorld
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For the record:
By Don Pierson, Tribune Pro Football Writer | January 15, 1996
Green Bay Packers linemen Reggie White and Frank Winters ripped Dallas tackle Erik Williams and blasted officiating in the NFC championship game Sunday, saying the Cowboys get too many breaks. "You guys will write we're complaining," White said. "The official told me I whine too much." Winters called the chop block by Williams that knocked defensive tackle John Jurkovic out with a knee injury "a cheap shot. I have no respect for him at all." White said Williams was illegally punching him in the face all day. "I have a scratch under my eye," White said
Here's all you need to know about Big Bad Reggie White. After spending an NFC Championship afternoon opposite #2 Dallas Cowboys OL Erik Williams, Big Bad Reggie stood in front of his locker and literally whined that mean Williams was "illegally" punching him in the face all day. "I have a scratch under my eye," White said
Yes, he actually stood in front of his locker after being absolutely dominated in the NFC Title game and pointed at a tiny little scratch under his eye. He did it, he said it, and he can't ever take that back. He was everything a real warrior was not.
It was embarrassing
@@madmadworld1145 You're just a Dallas Cowboys unthinking fanboy. That much is obvious.
I met him on a train from ny to philly....he was huge...super nice guy.
16 sacks at 37 years old. Given the more physical nature of a DE, that would seem as if Brady threw for 10.000 yards and 100 TDs
So glad I got to watch mid late 70s football 80s football 90s football so much better back then than it is today at least I think
When you have to double Reggie the entire game that prove how remarkable great you have to be for that to happen.
Now that's a real man! Football, you have to be tough! Very special player!
Imagine a defensive line of him, Deacon Jones, Mean Joe Greene, and JJ Watt- I'd crap down my pants and go home
jjwatt is not great
Natrualselect. He isn't Legendary,
Michael Jackson the only player besides deacon Jones with multiple 20 sack seasons...
3 ends & 1 tackle.
Marcos Valencia deacon used a cheap move
RIP to a real legend that had a heart of gold
Long live The Minister of Defense. One of my all time favorites. #GoPackGo
So much love to Reggie.
21 sacks that strike shortened season! Imagine him and LT together. My goodness.
My Reggie White moment was a clip i saw of him against Dallas I think. Reggie came off the ball and turned the O lineman over on his back with one arm. I'd love see that clip again...it's almost unreal.
My mother was his banker when he went to Tennessee. I still have his autograph.
Arguably the strongest man ever to play football. Eagles fans are still pissed that Braman let him go. He should have retired an Eagle. RIP Reggie.