https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Van_Vader#Football_career
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Leon White was a nationally ranked center who was recruited by forty colleges. He played offensive line at the University of Colorado, where he became a two-time All-American and earned a business administration degree.
In the 1978 NFL Draft, White was drafted as a center by the Los Angeles Rams with the 24th pick of the 3rd Round (80th overall).
During White's first season, he was put on the injured reserve list, but in his second season, he played in Super Bowl XIV against the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was forced to retire after only a couple of seasons due to a ruptured patella.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/6583256/wwe-vader-dead-63-heart-surgery/
WWE legend Big Van Vadar has died, aged 63, after undergoing heart surgery earlier this year.
Leon White, better known by his ring name of Vader, was diagnosed with a severe case of Pneumonia around a month ago.
Vader became a huge star with WWE in the early 1990s after becoming a major household name with WCW.
The legend battled with fellow icons such as The Undertaker, Sting, Ric Flair and Shawn Michaels.
His career in the ring began after a successful NFL career that ended prematurely because of injury.
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Leon White was a nationally ranked center who was recruited by forty colleges. He played offensive line at the University of Colorado, where he became a two-time All-American and earned a business administration degree.
In the 1978 NFL Draft, White was drafted as a center by the Los Angeles Rams with the 24th pick of the 3rd Round (80th overall).
During White's first season, he was put on the injured reserve list, but in his second season, he played in Super Bowl XIV against the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was forced to retire after only a couple of seasons due to a ruptured patella.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/6583256/wwe-vader-dead-63-heart-surgery/
WWE legend Big Van Vadar has died, aged 63, after undergoing heart surgery earlier this year.
Leon White, better known by his ring name of Vader, was diagnosed with a severe case of Pneumonia around a month ago.
Vader became a huge star with WWE in the early 1990s after becoming a major household name with WCW.
The legend battled with fellow icons such as The Undertaker, Sting, Ric Flair and Shawn Michaels.
His career in the ring began after a successful NFL career that ended prematurely because of injury.
