
Oakland Raiders head football coach Mike White, left, speaks with Dallas Cowboys offensive coordinator Ernie Zampese, and Raiders owner Al Davis, right, after the teams worked out, in Austin, Texas, Aug. 1, 1995. (AP Photo/Harry Cabluck, File) BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Mike White, who had a successful career as a college coach with California and Illinois and later coached the NFL’s Oakland Raiders, has died. He was 89. Cal said White’s family confirmed that he died Sunday in Newport Beach.
Main Idea: Mike White, a former Cal coach and NFL coach, has died at 89 after a long career in football.
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No clear negative impact identified.
Mike White’s success at Cal and Illinois helped shape major college teams and produce NFL talent, which can boost school pride, alumni ties, and local sports spending.
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Subject of the obituary and central figure whose coaching career and death are the focus of the article.
NFL team White coached in the 1990s and a major part of the article’s career summary.
The university behind Cal and a major part of White’s coaching and playing history.
Major program White coached, including the Rose Bowl season highlighted in the article.
Named coach associated with White’s Super Bowl-winning staff role, but not the article’s main subject.
Mentioned as a former NFL employer in White’s coaching career.
Mentioned as another team White coached for on Dick Vermeil’s staff.
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