Byron Raymond White (June 8, 1917 April 15, 2002) was an American lawyer and professional football player who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1962 to 1993. Born and raised in Colorado, he played college football, basketball, and baseball for the University of Colorado, finishing as the runner up for the Heisman Trophy in 1937. He was selected in the first round of the 1938 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates, later called the Steelers, and led the National Football League in rushing yards in his rookie season. White was admitted to Yale Law School in 1939 and played for the Detroit Lions in the 1940 and 1941 seasons while still attending law school. During World War II, he served as an intelligence officer with the United States Navy in the Pacific Theatre. After the war, he graduated from Yale Law ranked first in his class and clerked for Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson. White entered private practice in Denver, working primarily as a transactional attorney. He served as the Colorado state
Byron Raymond White (8 de junio de 1917, 15 de abril de 2002) fue un abogado estadounidense y futbolista profesional que sirvió como juez asociado de la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos de 1962 a 1993. Nacido y criado en Colorado, jugó fútbol, baloncesto y béisbol para la Universidad de Colorado, terminando como el corredor para el Trofeo Heisman en 1937. Fue seleccionado en la primera ronda del Draft de la NFL de 1938 por los Piratas de Pittsburgh, más tarde llamados los Steelers, y lideró la Liga Nacional de Fútbol en los jardines en su temporada de noviazgo. White fue admitido a la Escuela de Derecho de Yale en 1939 y jugó para los Lions de Detroit en las temporadas de 1940 y 1941.