Born in Utica, New York, he was listed at 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) and 165 lb (75 kg).

His father, a railroad conductor, taught him to pitch at a young age.

[1] White served in the United States Navy in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II.

White died in Venice, Florida at the age of 82 of a stroke while being catheterized in a local hospital.

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