Philadelphia Eagles players all-time Mount Rushmore
By Brad Weiss
Reggie White, Defensive End (1985-1992)
Reggie White had a record-breaking career at the University of Tennessee before staying local and taking his talents to the USFL. When the league collapsed in 1985, White finally made his way to the Philadelphia Eagles, and while he started his season after it had already started, he ended up being the conference Defensive Rookie of the Year.
After his breakout 1985 season, White would be named a Pro Bowler in every season with the Eagles, leading the NFL in sacks in 1987 and ’88. Twice named NFC Defensive Player of the Year during his time with the Eagles, White was the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year during the 1987 season, and finished his Philadelphia career with 124 sacks in 121 games.
That is an incredible number in itself, and while White has all the numbers you look for, his dominance goes way beyond just the stat sheet. This is a guy who terrorized offensive linemen throughout his entire NFL career, but it was with the Eagles where he became a star, before leaving for Green Bay as a free agent in 1993.
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In all eight of his seasons in Philadelphia, the Minister of Defense had double-digit sacks, and had 100-or-more tackles in four. A member of the Pro and College Hall of Fames, White had his No. 92 retired by both the Eagles and the Packers, and is a member of the NFL’s All-Decade teams for both the 1980s and ’90s.