If there is one name that is synonymous with Arizona Rattlers Football, it is Danny White. A living legend of football in Arizona, Danny is the first and only Head Coach and General Manager of the Rattlers. Entering his 13th season at the helm, Danny has lead the Rattlers to Arena Bowl berths in 1994, 1997, 2002 and 2003, emerging as the World Champion in 1994 and 1997...

White was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1997, and had his #11 jersey retired by Arizona State University. On Christmas 1999, White was named the Arizona Athlete of the Century by the Arizona Republic newspaper. White was also inducted into the Arena League Hall of Fame in 2002. It took only three seasons for White to reach the pinnacle of the Arena Football League. He was hired on October 10, 1991 and on September 2, 1994 he became a World Champion, as the Rattlers defeated Orlando 36-31. Danny and the Rattlers became World Champions for the second time after ArenaBowl XI, when the Rattlers beat the Iowa Barnstormers 55-33. The Rattlers returned to the ArenaBowl in 2002, but fell to the San Jose Sabercats. A return trip in 2003 yielded a similar result, as the Tampa Bay Storm defeated the Rattlers. White finished the 2003 season with an overall record of 128-59 (.684). The Arena Football League Coach of the Year in only his second season (1993), Danny’s 128 wins rank him second all time, and his .684 regular season winning percentage is fourth best in Arena Football history. He also ranks second all time with 18 postseason victories, trailing only Tampa Bay’s Tim Marcum. Coach White became the second coach in AFL history to win 100 games when the Rattlers defeated the Houston Thunderbears on June 30, 2001. He was an inductee for the Arena Football Hall of Fame class of 2002. When White was named Head Coach of the expansion Rattlers in 1992, he had no prior coaching or Arena Football experience. But those local football fans who had followed his playing days at Mesa’s Westwood High, his collegiate career at ASU, and on through his professional career first with the Memphis Southmen of the World Football League, and then in the NFL with the Dallas Cowboys, knew his intense desire for excellence. They also knew that if Danny White was anything, he was a winner. Danny played three seasons for the Sun Devils, leaving as both the school’s and the NCAA’s all-time passing leader. He also set seven NCAA passing records. In 1973, his passing and running game placed him second in the nation in total offense. Sports Illustrated named White as the second-best rated collegiate quarterback of all-time, behind only Steve Young. The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame honored White in 1997 as an inductee into the College Hall of Fame. Both Danny and his father, Wilford “Whizzer” White, a former All-American at Arizona State and halfback with the NFL’s Chicago Bears, are in the Arizona State University Hall of Fame, as well as the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame. In 1997, Danny (#11) also joined his father as one of only 5 Sun Devil players to have their jersey retired at Arizona State. White’s leadership skills as a quarterback were evident when he broke the Dallas Cowboy’s single season touchdown passing record in his first year as a starter (1980). The Cowboys went to the playoffs five times, and won three NFC East titles with Danny taking the snaps. He ended his career as the team’s most accurate passer, setting Cowboys’ career records for completions and touchdown passes. He still holds 8 Cowboys’ records. During the 1982 season, White broke or tied eight club season passing records. He also led the Cowboys to the NFC title game for the third straight year, earning a Pro Bowl berth for his efforts. His record as a starter was 67-35, including a 41-11 at Texas stadium.

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