Sammy White Lincoln High School 1945 Baseball, Basketball

SPS High School Athletic Hall of Fame • Seattle WA

High School • Two-time first-team All-City catcher for the Lynx • First-team All-City basketball center as a senior, leading Lincoln to the state championship College • Declined professional baseball offers after high school to attend the University of Washington • Huskies leading hitter as a sophomore and junior • Led Washington to its first NCAA basketball tournament in 1948 • Selected to the All-West Team in 1949 by the National Association of Basketball coaches Professional • Declined professional basketball offer from Minneapolis Lakers after college to continue baseball career • Played with the Pacific Coast League’s Seattle Rainiers for three years • 11-year career in the MLB with the Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Braves and Philadelphia Phillies Other • Inducted into the State of Washington and Husky Halls of Fame