Cracksmokers of the NFL - Different views of Reggie White on the Internet

Reggie White dies at the age of 43 - http://espn.go.com/classic/obit/s/2004/1226/1953400.html

White worked tirelessly in the offseason with inner-city youth. But his image was tarnished when he gave a speech in which he denounced homosexuality and used ethnic stereotypes. White later apologized for any harm his comments may have caused.


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WHITE, REGGIE
This is not about whether God speaks to Reggie White, although you might question whether White stops talking long enough to hear Him, if He does. You might remember the speech last month to the Wisconsin State Assembly. White was expected to speak for a few minutes and went blazes for 50. He spoke from the heart, and he spoke from left field. He spoke what he believed. He said homosexuality is part of the sin that has 'run rampant in our nation, and because it has run rampant in our nation, our nation is in the condition it is today.' What condition is that, Reg? Close-minded and judgmental? Races, meanwhile, were reduced to stereotypes. Asians can 'turn a television into a watch.' Hispanics are 'gifted in family structure ... they can put 20 or 30 people in one home.' Whites 'know how to tap into money.' Blacks are 'very gifted in what we call worship and celebration.'
http://espn.go.com/nfl/features/00674210.html
8/99
Former NFL star Reggie White and his wife are offering to pledge $25,000 of the equity in their Green Bay home to help post bail for an alleged gang leader facing racketeering and narcotics charges. The attorney for Gamaliel Matos, 29, said in federal court this week that Reggie and Sara White had made the offer, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported in today's edition. The newspaper said the Whites wrote a letter a year ago in support of Matos, one of 33 alleged Latin Kings named in indictments handed down in June 1998. Matos, who was working as a youth mentor when indicted, is charged with two racketeering counts and conspiring to distribute narcotics. The racketeering counts allege he was involved in drug trafficking in 1987, an attempted car arson in 1988, an attempted murder in 1988 and drug conspiracy. The Whites said in their letter that they met Matos in 1996 when Reggie White, a minister, was preaching at a Milwaukee church.
http://www.apbnews.com/media/celebnews/1999/08/06/white0806_0"

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