James Michael White (born August 11, 1957) is an American

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coach and former professional player. He served as head football coach at

Albany State University Albany State University is a public historically black university in Albany, Georgia. In 2017, Darton State College and Albany State University consolidated to become one university under the University System of Georgia (USG). Albany State Un ...

(ASU) in

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from 2000 to 2014 and

Benedict College Benedict College is a private historically black college in Columbia, South Carolina. Founded in 1870 by northern Baptists, it was originally a teachers' college. It has since expanded to offer majors in many disciplines across the liberal arts ...

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from 2015 to 2019. White played

as a

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at Albany State during the late 1970s, and later was drafted by the

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in the fourth round of the

1979 NFL Draft The 1979 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held May 3–4, 1979, at the Waldorf Astoria ...

. He also played for the

Seattle Seahawks The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle. The Seahawks compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) West, which they rejoined in 2002 as ...

Coaching career

After his playing career ended, White joined the coaching staff at his alma mater in 1984 as the defensive line coach, and was promoted to

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in 1989. In 1997, White became the assistant head coach, and in 2000, was named head coach of the

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. He continued to serve as the defensive coordinator while he was head coach. His 2010 Albany State team was named SBN Black College National Champions. On December 18, 2014, White was named head football coach at

Head coaching record

References

External links

Benedict profile

Albany State profile
* 1957 births Living people American football defensive tackles Albany State Golden Rams football coaches Albany State Golden Rams football players Benedict Tigers football coaches Cincinnati Bengals players Seattle Seahawks players Coaches of American football from Georgia (U.S. state) Players of American football from Augusta, Georgia African-American coaches of American football African-American players of American football 20th-century African-American sportspeople 21st-century African-American sportspeople {{defensive-lineman-1950s-stub