Photos: Charles White, USC’s 1979 Heisman Trophy-winning tailback, dies at age 64
USC tailback Charles White puts his arms around O.J. Simpson’s Heisman Trophy on Dec. 3, 1979, after learning he had just become the Trojans’ third Heisman winner. White is the second-leading rusher in college football history. White died of cancer in Newport Beach on Wednesday.
Charles White, USC’s 1979 Heisman Trophy-winning tailback and a College Football Hall of Famer, is dead at 64. White died of cancer in Newport Beach, USC announced.
White was a member of the Trojans’ 1978 national championship team and went on to play nine seasons in the NFL. White was USC’s third Heisman Trophy winner and still is the school’s career rushing leader.
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