Charles White, the 1979 Heisman Trophy winner and one of a string of running backs who led to the University of Southern California’s grand reputation as “Tailback U,” died Wednesday at the age of 64, the school announced.
White, who remains the Trojans’ career rushing leader with 6,245 yards, died of cancer in Newport Beach, Calif., the school said.
“He was the toughest player I’ve ever coached,” John Robinson, who was the head coach when White played for USC and with the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams, said in USC’s statement announcing White’s death. “He was really unusual in that regard. He was a great player and just loved playing the game. Those are the things I remember the most. He was a really tough guy, and he was an extremely gifted athlete.
“Charles White was one of the all-time great Trojans,” USC Athletic Director Mike Bohn said in the school’s statement. “A Rose Bowl legend, a two-time unanimous all-American and an NCAA record setter, he made USC proud donning the Cardinal and Gold.” The same success eluded White during a nine-year NFL career that began when he was the 27th pick in the 1980 draft by the Cleveland Browns. He spent five seasons with Cleveland, struggling with addiction and missing the 1983 season because of an ankle injury. He joined Robinson with the Rams in 1985 and played another four seasons. He was a first-team all-pro in 1987 when he led the NFL with 1,374 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns, but he never had more than 342 rushing yards in any other season.
“Everybody thought his problems were strictly drug-related. Now we find out that it could have been directly related to the traumatic brain injury,” Judi White-Basch, White’s ex-wife,
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