[3] As a two-way player, he led Titusville to the Florida High School Athletic Association Class AAA football championship.

[3]Two weeks later, White led Titusville to a 29–0 win over Homestead in the Class AAA state semi-final game, rushing for 118 yards and two touchdowns and kicking a 27-yard field goal.

[4] In the state championship game, Titusville defeated Kissimmee Osceola 33-0 as White rushed 12 times for 139 yards and a touchdown.

[5] White later recalled playing football for coach Al Werneke at Titusville: "The closeness and camaraderie are what I remember most about our high school teams.

He played for the Michigan Wolverines football team under head coach Bo Schembechler from 1983 to 1986.

The 1985 Michigan football team, with White, Jamie Morris and Jim Harbaugh in the backfield, compiled a record of 10–1–1, outscored opponents 342 to 98 and finished the season ranked No.

With the same starting backfield of White, Morris and Harbaugh, the 1986 team finished 11–1 in the regular season and was ranked No.

[7] In the 1987 Rose Bowl, White caught a pass from Mike Gillette in the end zone for a two-point conversion on a fake kick.

"[6] White was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys after the 1987 NFL draft.

He was re-signed to be a part of the Dallas replacement team that was given the mock name "Rhinestone Cowboys" by the media.

[19] During his career in football, White played for Bo Schembechler at Michigan, Tom Landry at Dallas and Don Shula at Miami.

[6] After White retired from football, he moved to Atlanta, where he worked for two years for the Hooters restaurant organization.

He is also the managing partner of LudaJuice, Inc.[20][21] In April 2010, Gerald White International moved its headquarters from Miami Beach, Florida, to Ann Arbor, Michigan.