Former Chiefs tight end Walter White died on Wednesday at 67 years old.
White was selected by the Chiefs in the third round of the 1975 NFL draft out of Mesa College in Colorado. He spent the next five seasons with the Chiefs and appeared in 63 games, starting 37. In his rookie season in 1975, White won the Chiefs’ Mack Lee Hill award, which honors a first-year player or rookie.
During his career, White had 163 receptions for 2,396 yards and 16 touchdowns. He retired from football after the 1979 season.
White didn’t stray too far from the Chiefs after retirement. In 1989, he became the first president and a founding member of the Kansas City Ambassadors, which is a group of former players and executives that participates in community outreach around the greater Kansas City area. White served as president of the Ambassadors from 1989-1998.
“My family and I are saddened by the passing of Walter,” Chiefs Chairman and CEO Clark Hunt said in a release. “The Ambassadors are an integral part of the Chiefs family and the Kansas City community, and Walter was a vital part of the group’s development.
“It would be hard to find someone who embraced the values and work of the Ambassadors more than Walter did. We will never be able to thank him enough for everything that he did for the organization both on the field and in the community after his playing days concluded. Our deepest sympathies go out to his family during this difficult time.”
You can find out more about White here.
