Green Bay’s controversial Reggie White, 43
Posted: Sunday, December 26th, 2004 7:45 pmFormer NFL star Reggie White died Sunday morning at his home near Huntersville, N.C., his wife said. White turned 43 on Dec. 19. …
Sara White confirmed her husband’s death saying that she believes White died of respiratory failure related to his sleep apnea.
The Knoxville News Sentinel reported that White died of a massive heart attack. An autopsy is to be performed to determine the exact cause of death. …
Reggie White, nicknamed the “Minister of Defense” (a dual reference to his football prowess and to his Evangelical Christian ordination) was one of the American football’s most prolific sackers in college, the USFL and the NFL. …
In 1993, White went to the Green Bay Packers, where he played for six more seasons. …
He raised controversy in 1998 when he publicly condemned homosexuality. White, an ordained minister, spoke before the Wisconsin State Assembly, saying, “We’ve allowed this sin [homosexuality] to run rampant in our nation, and because it has run rampant in our nation, our nation is in the condition it’s in today.” … Read full obituary
