Allie White Explained

Allie White
Number:21
Birth Date:23 March 1915
Birth Place:Crosby, Texas, U.S.
Death Place:Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lbs:212
High School:Masonic Home (Fort Worth, Texas)
Draftyear:1939
Draftround:13
Draftpick:114
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Thomas Allison White (March 23, 1915 – October 21, 1996) was an American football guard and tackle who played one season, in 1939, with the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Eagles in the 13th round of the 1939 NFL draft.[1] He played college football at Texas Christian University (TCU) and attended Masonic Home School in Fort Worth, Texas.[2] Allie was the first player in Texas high school history to be voted all state three times in high school. While at TCU, he played with both Sammy Baugh and Davey O’Brien. Later, Allie coached for TCU, and his most prized recruit and player was Bob Lilly. He was inducted into the TCU Lettermen's Association Hall of Fame in 1970.[3] He was born in Crosby, Texas.[2]

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  1. Web site: 1939 NFL Draft Listing . March 27, 2023 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  2. Web site: ALLIE WHITE . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304123739/http://www.profootballarchives.com/whit01100.html . dead . March 4, 2016 . profootballarchives.com . December 12, 2014.
  3. Web site: TCU Lettermen's Association Hall of Fame . gofrogs.com . December 12, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141213031421/http://www.gofrogs.com/trads/tcu-hall-of-fame-UZ.html . December 13, 2014 .