Football
White, Sheldon
Sheldon White
- Title:
- Executive Director of Player Personnel & Recruiting
- Email:
- football@msu.edu
- Phone Number:
- 355-1647
Sheldon White, who worked for 19 years in the front office with the Detroit Lions, including Vice President of Pro Personnel for six years and the role of interim general manager in 2015, enters his fourth year on the Spartan football staff. He was promoted to executive director of player personnel and recruiting in June 2017 after spending the 2016 season as a program consultant.
As executive director of player personnel and recruiting, White plays a lead role in organizing the recruiting efforts of the program, developing and implementing strategic plans while supervising the recruiting staff. White also coordinates the evaluation of all current players on the active roster, providing detailed reports to the coaching staff.
White played defensive back for six NFL seasons with the New York Giants (1988-89), Detroit Lions (1990-1992) and Cincinnati Bengals (1993).
Following retirement from his playing career, White returned to the Lions in 1997 as a scout for three seasons before becoming Director of Pro Personnel in 2000. In 2004, White completed the NFL’s career development program at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, and was promoted to Vice President of Pro Personnel with Detroit in 2009. Following his promotion, the Lions advanced to the NFL Playoffs twice in four seasons (2011, 2014). During his time as interim general manager in 2015, the team finished the year with a 6-2 record.
Prior to joining the Lions, White was the wide receivers coach at his alma mater, Miami-Ohio, from 1994-1996. A four-year starter at cornerback for the RedHawks from 1984-87, White earned first-team All-MAC and honorable mention All-America honors his junior and senior seasons and served as a key contributor to the school’s MAC title in 1986. In 1988, White was selected by the New York Giants in the third round of the NFL Draft with the 62nd overall pick.
In 2014, White was inducted into Miami University’s Athletic Hall of Fame. White graduated from Miami-Ohio with a bachelor’s degree in finance.
White and his wife Amy have four children: Sheldon II, Jordan, Cody and Lacy.
As executive director of player personnel and recruiting, White plays a lead role in organizing the recruiting efforts of the program, developing and implementing strategic plans while supervising the recruiting staff. White also coordinates the evaluation of all current players on the active roster, providing detailed reports to the coaching staff.
White played defensive back for six NFL seasons with the New York Giants (1988-89), Detroit Lions (1990-1992) and Cincinnati Bengals (1993).
Following retirement from his playing career, White returned to the Lions in 1997 as a scout for three seasons before becoming Director of Pro Personnel in 2000. In 2004, White completed the NFL’s career development program at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, and was promoted to Vice President of Pro Personnel with Detroit in 2009. Following his promotion, the Lions advanced to the NFL Playoffs twice in four seasons (2011, 2014). During his time as interim general manager in 2015, the team finished the year with a 6-2 record.
Prior to joining the Lions, White was the wide receivers coach at his alma mater, Miami-Ohio, from 1994-1996. A four-year starter at cornerback for the RedHawks from 1984-87, White earned first-team All-MAC and honorable mention All-America honors his junior and senior seasons and served as a key contributor to the school’s MAC title in 1986. In 1988, White was selected by the New York Giants in the third round of the NFL Draft with the 62nd overall pick.
In 2014, White was inducted into Miami University’s Athletic Hall of Fame. White graduated from Miami-Ohio with a bachelor’s degree in finance.
White and his wife Amy have four children: Sheldon II, Jordan, Cody and Lacy.
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