Reggie White Quiz: The Minister of Defense and Sack Records

This Reggie White quiz celebrates the defensive end whose strength and faith earned him the nickname the Minister of Defense. Play an interactive set of 10 questions on Tennessee, the USFL, the Eagles, free agency with the Packers, Super Bowl XXXI, career sacks and the Hall of Fame.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Nickname
What was Reggie White's nickname?
Position
Which position did he play?
College
Where did he play college football?
USFL
Which league did he play in before the NFL?
Eagles
Which NFL team did he join in 1985?
Packers
Which team did he sign with as a free agent in 1993?
Ring
Which Super Bowl did he win?
SB Sacks
How many sacks did he record in that Super Bowl?
Record
Whose career sack record later passed White?
Hall
When was he inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: What was Reggie White's nickname?
Answer: The Minister of Defense
He was an ordained minister.
Q2: Which position did he play?
Answer: Defensive end
He was an elite pass rusher.
Q3: Where did he play college football?
Answer: Tennessee
He grew up in Chattanooga.
Q4: Which league did he play in before the NFL?
Answer: The USFL
He played for the Memphis Showboats.
Q5: Which NFL team did he join in 1985?
Answer: Philadelphia Eagles
He starred there for eight seasons.
Q6: Which team did he sign with as a free agent in 1993?
Answer: Green Bay Packers
It was a landmark free agent deal.
Q7: Which Super Bowl did he win?
Answer: Super Bowl XXXI
The Packers beat New England.
Q8: How many sacks did he record in that Super Bowl?
Answer: Three
It was a Super Bowl record then.
Q9: Whose career sack record later passed White?
Answer: Bruce Smith
White retired with 198 sacks.
Q10: When was he inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame?
Answer: 2006
He had died in 2004.

Reggie White Quiz – The Minister of Defense and Sack Records

Reggie White grew up in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and starred at the University of Tennessee. He began his pro career with the Memphis Showboats of the USFL before joining the Philadelphia Eagles in 1985.

In 1993 he signed with the Green Bay Packers in one of the first major free agent deals. He helped them win Super Bowl XXXI, sacking Drew Bledsoe three times.

He retired with 198 sacks, then an NFL record later passed by Bruce Smith. An ordained minister, he died in 2004 and entered the Hall of Fame in 2006.

What This Quiz Teaches

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What his nickname meant
Which teams he played for
Which Super Bowl he won
How many sacks he made
When he was honored

Did You Know?

His number 92 is retired by both the Eagles and Packers.
He played a final season with the Carolina Panthers.
He was known for his hump move.
He was named to many Pro Bowls.
Sacks became official NFL stats in 1982.