Dixie B. White | |
Birth Date: | 7 February 1917 |
Birth Place: | Lubbock, Texas, U.S. |
Death Place: | Monroe, Louisiana, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1937–1939 |
Player Team1: | Texas Tech |
Player Positions: | Guard |
Coach Years1: | 1941–1946 |
Coach Team1: | Lubbock HS (TX) (line) |
Coach Years2: | 1947–1948 |
Coach Team2: | Denison HS (TX) (line) |
Coach Years3: | 1949–1950 |
Coach Team3: | Hardin / Midwestern (TX) (line) |
Coach Years4: | 1951–1952 |
Coach Team4: | Midwestern (TX) |
Coach Years5: | 1953 |
Coach Team5: | Idaho (assistant) |
Coach Years6: | 1955–1961 |
Coach Team6: | Arkansas (OL) |
Coach Years7: | 1962–1963 |
Coach Team7: | LSU (OL) |
Coach Years8: | 1964–1971 |
Coach Team8: | Northeast Louisiana |
Coach Years9: | 1972–1976 |
Coach Team9: | New Orleans Saints (OL/scout)[1] |
Admin Years1: | 1964–1971 |
Admin Team1: | Northeast Louisiana |
Overall Record: | 42–54–2 (college) |
Dixie B. White (February 7, 1917 – October 24, 1990) was an American football coach. He was the fourth head football coach at Northeast Louisiana University in Monroe, Louisiana and he held that position for eight seasons, from 1964 until 1971. His coaching record at Northeast Louisiana was 31–45–1.
White played college football as a guard at Texas Tech University from 1937 to 1939, including teams that advanced to the 1938 Sun Bowl and 1939 Cotton Bowl. He was captain of the team as a senior in 1939 and helped coach freshmen in 1940.
In 1983, White was inducted into the Texas Tech Hall of Honor.[2]