Keeping tabs: Former Crespi running back Russell White
There are lots of people who will say that Russell White was the greatest football player in Encino Crespi history. As a sophomore in 1986, he led the Celts to the Big Five Division championship, the only time a San Fernando Valley team has won the top division in the Southern Section.
He went on to play for California, played for the Rams, went into coaching, worked for Los Angeles County probation and now he’s the commissioner of the Oakland Athletic League.
Here’s the link to a profile that offers insight into the impact White has had and is having.
Above is video from 2009.
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