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Sammy White

Sammy White

1976–1985  ·  WR  ·  5'11", 190 lb  ·  b. 1954  ·  Grambling St.

Career 393 rec · 6,400 rec yds · 50 rec TD

Seasons leading his conference
4
0 best in the NFL 4 conference only
7 Top-5 finishes
3 Title seasons
2 Categories led
1976 Best season

Spanning 1976–1978, peaking at 2 titles in 1976.

Team records #2 Vikings career Y/R #5 Vikings career TD #7 Vikings career YDS #10 Vikings career REC
Led in Receiving Touchdowns for 3 straight seasons (1976–1978) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1922

Among league leaders

  • 239th Conference titles 4
  • 742nd Top-5 finishes 7

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led the whole NFL   led his conference
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Receiving Touchdowns 3 1st 3 yrs (1976–1978) 1976 NFC 10 1977 NFC 9 1978 NFC 9 1982 #2
Receiving Yards 1 1st — 1976 NFC 906

Title Seasons

3 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1978 1 TD 9
1977 1 TD 9
1976 2 YDS 906 TD 10

Receiving

  led the league   10 seasons
Year Team Lg G REC TGT YDS Y/R TD 1D CTH%
1976 MIN NFC 14 51 — 906 17.76 10 — —
1977 MIN NFC 14 41 — 760 18.54 9 — —
1978 MIN NFC 16 53 — 741 13.98 9 — —
1979 MIN NFC 15 42 — 715 17.02 4 — —
1980 MIN NFC 16 53 — 887 16.74 5 — —
1981 MIN NFC 16 66 — 1,001 15.17 3 — —
1982 MIN NFC 7 29 — 503 17.34 5 — —
1983 MIN NFC 11 29 — 412 14.21 4 — —
1984 MIN NFC 13 21 — 399 19.00 1 — —
1985 MIN NFC 6 8 — 76 9.50 0 — —
Career — — 128 393 — 6,400 16.28 50 — —