John L. White (October 9, 1935 – October 14, 1988) was an American football tight end who played three seasons in the American Football League (AFL) with the Houston Oilers and Oakland Raiders.
[1] He was also a member of the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
[1] White played in two games as an offensive end for the Edmonton Eskimos in 1963.
After his retirement from football, White served as a community activist in Houston's African-American Third Ward, founding Project PULL (Professionals United Leadership League) in a warehouse on McGowen street with his teammate Ernie Ladd.
The PULL program provided opportunities to kids up to seventeen years of age, including sports, crafts, field trips, snacks, rap sessions and tutoring.