Charles White USC Football

[@philb.1502]

R.I.P. to the two time Rose Bowl MVP in 1978 and 1979 and the 1979 Heisman Trophy winner Charles White! Still USC's all time leading rusher! A 9 year NFL player as well. One of the greatest college football players of all time!

[@TheRealKingVitaman]

'79 and '80 Rose Bowls

[@victorkreitner754]

And to think at one time Marcus Allen who was a future NFL HOFer and Super Bowl winner was blocking for him in this game is mind blowing.

[@anthonysmith2487]

Bad ass work horse! I was a full back/MLB in high school wanted to be like him #12. I loved watching him play on Saturday afternoons. Rest in peace Charles White.

[@ickystrashcan....anothersm9749]

My first football hero ...one of the all time greatest ever NCAA/USC..the numbers tell half the story...setting rose bowl record with broken nose ..his open field rushing and tough inside game..his cut back run to daylight/using his blockers ...he was feared by opponents as he got stronger and hungrier as games went on.....RIP #12...charles white

[@arturoorlando6306]

All of us growing up in that era and in the shadow of San Fernando High School, thought that this was the way to play football. But those hits and leading with your head will eventually take their toll on the best of us. I loved playing Pop-Warner football and in high school. The game teaches you toughness like nothing else in life. However, every time I played I knew that I was doing something that the human body was not built to do. Charles White is now living in a memory assisted home and suffers from dementia which doctors have attributed to him having played RB for 20 years as the toughest SOB on the field and never giving an inch. He died a little every time that he- like the rest of us- played and took the field. God Bless, CW! Hope you ride into the sunset in peace and, most importantly, in happiness.

[@vincente4570]

By the way, if Charles wasn’t such a coke head. He’ll be a top 100 player in the NFL HISTORY don’t chu think?

[@donarthiazi2443]

@@vincente4570 Yeah really... don't forget what an alcoholic he was either.

[@handsome-brute2666]

He passed from it😔

[@vincente4570]

@@handsome-brute2666 I know man. They announced it yesterday 😞

[@vincente4570]

@@donarthiazi2443 TRUDAT

[@NkrumahTure]

RIP #12 Charles White.

[@42tregg6]

R.I.P. Charlie.

[@MachHommyFan18]

Glad to see the famous basketball player and actor is expanding his horizons

[@otisgreer8429]

MachHommy what the hell are you talking about.

[@patron40silver]

RIP Charles. How good are you when Marcus Allen is relegated to being your blocking back?

[@handsome-brute2666]

ABC Keith Jackson and Charles White will always go together

[@JohnHoulgate]

What tremendous blocking White had at USC.

[@tread_well_frank2772]

that is why he won the Heisman . Without USC being one of the best blocking teams of all time White would not have won the Heisman imho or not so imo

[@lloydkline7245]

tread_well _frank it still take a talented running back

[@JohnHoulgate]

@@tread_well_frank2772 He still broke tackles and outran defenders. He was one tough back.

[@XMAN4708]

Yeah man that Student Body Left and Right was very lethal!!! Growing up watching football 70’s and Early 80’s SC had a Running Back Factory! ✅

[@brentoniverson1020]

FB Marcus Allen? RIP CW Fight On ✌️

[@TANTRUMGASM]

Charles White Led The NFL In Rushing in 1987 ......... a classic sports trivia/bar bet By the way.

[@lloydkline7245]

TANTRUMGASM really i did not know that my hero st usc legendary career

[@Mark-sj3xb]

I miss the I-formation and the power running attack

[@vincente4570]

I think if John Robinson would’ve used them right. They could’ve be the west coast version of the pony express.

[@7USC7]

Nobody was more fun to watch!!!

[@cschoen100]

Marcus Allen throwing some great blocks for White

[@btventura9570]

Lynn Cain in this one, who had a great career with the Falcons.

[@vincente4570]

In which him Marcus and him chuck should’ve been a 1-2 punch instead of Marcus being a fullback. But 👌

[@yeildo1492]

@@btventura9570 At least the first 6 plays are #33.

[@antoinethompson8862]

Greatest football player ever

[@valeriewhite514]

My cousin he was good

[@derekdemarco28]

I ran into him at The Sugar Shack or My Uncles in about 1976.

[@billytheweasel]

Good luck for White that Kenney Easley was blocked and didn't hit him. Great running back!!! Wow...

[@hadibae]

Not to take ANYTHING away from Charles White, but DAMN! Look at Marcus Allen's blocking!

[@toddgoza3522]

Marcus Allen was his fullback rip

[@northwestprof60]

If there is a Student Body Right in Heaven, #12 is there

[@christianorr1059]

The 1979 game, correct?

[@johnmanning4097]

who was BETTER back then Billy Sims (78 heisman) or Charles White (79 heisman)??

[@poppopartist3870]

John Manning Sims waay more hysical

[@otisgreer8429]

Don’t forget Lynn Cain. He wasn’t bad either.

[@lemontadams3029]

Student Body Left

[@JohnSmith-pk8st]

One of the greatest NCAA running backs of all time, and show a video with 4 yard runs. Horrible.

[@marcamerine7941]

Sorry C. White had great Yr. But Billy Simms should've had won the Heisman trophy back-to-back years.. Billy Simms was Beast

[@terrancethomas9792]

Charles outrushed him that year.

[@dcbcpa]

Watch number 33.

[@austinluepkes5484]

Who’s here for Marcus Allen

[@marcamerine6179]

He did not have break away speed if anything should’ve been a between the guards & tackle runner with the speed an Power.. NO WAY BETTER THAN BILLY SIMS The yr. he won the Heisman Trophy 🏆

[@kch7051]

and NO WAY Billy Sims was better than White the prior year when Sims won it-

[@edwardaguilar6322]

Too bad was drafted and played for a weak browns team ,then was traded and brought in by Coach Robinson eventually LED THE NATION ONE YEAR ,San Fernando High School

[@tread_well_frank2772]

The Cleveland Browns thought they were getting another Leroy Kelly when they drafted Heisman Winner Charles White in 1980 . He was so overrated . USC had one of the greatest Div 1 NCAA blocking offenses ever , thats why White got the Heisman . Kelly was faster, quicker , tougher , had many more moves, etc than White .

[@btventura9570]

Dude, Rutigliano had no intention of running the football a majority of the time. Get Charles White a decent line, and give him the ball 20 plus times and he will get you yards. You had Brian Sipe and a top of the line passing game. It was not a smart pick. Leroy Kelly played when he got the ball and running games were dominant. White did well later with the Rams, when they traded Dickerson-and only 3 of those games were strike games. It wasn't all White's fault it didn't work out in Cleveland. I am a Ram fan and hope the Browns kick ass next year.

[@paparules3971]

I agree it was not a smart pick by the Browns to take Charles White in 1980. But, that had more to do with Greg Pruitt getting injured than any wishful thinking about Leroy Kelly. Greg Pruitt blew out his knee in 1979 after being the Browns leading rusher (and a 4 time pro bowler) for years. Luckily for the Browns, they had Mike Pruitt to take over when Greg Pruitt got injured. Charles White was a smaller RB like Greg Pruitt. Both guys were about 5'10" 190 with shifty moves. The Browns figured the Heisman Trophy winner was a good pick as a potential replacement. But, they were not the same player. Greg Pruitt was a tougher runner as a pro than Charles White. And also, Mike Pruitt at 6'0" 222, was both a good runner and receiver out of the backfield and was able to keep the starting job because Charles White couldn't beat him for that spot. Another thing, the Browns did indeed run the ball under Rutigliano. Yes, they had Sipe and a passing game but Mike Pruitt rushed for over 1000+ yards in 4 out of 5 seasons during that period and the only reason he didn't have 5 straight was because of the 9 game strike shortened season in 1982. Mike Pruitt was simply a better RB for Cleveland than Charles White.

[@btventura9570]

Very interesting, and that makes sense. Yes, Greg Pruitt was very good. I don't remember Mike as quite as well. Rutigliano definitely turned the team around and had them set up for a pretty successful few years during the 80's and early 90's.

[@ARIZJOE]

The Browns never thought that. Leroy Kelly had tremendous quickness and good speed. Cleveland wanted a tough, durable back for 15 carries a game, and to catch passes. Charles White could have done that, and changed the history of the Browns. However, White had serious drug and alcohol problems and did a disservice to the franchise. Greg Pruitt was a total team player, with some of the softest hands ever. Mike Pruitt may have been a better NFL runner.

[@btventura9570]

I do agree with your assessment.

[@valeriewhite514]

My cousin he was good

[@gregclark2243]

Condolence to The White Family out of Pacioma and San Fernando High School Tigers!