Charles White, USC Heisman Trophy winner and national champion, dies at age 64

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Charles White, USC Heisman Trophy winner and national champion, dies at age 64
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Charles White, the USC tailback who won the Heisman Trophy in 1979 and national championship in 1978, died of cancer Wednesday. He was 64.

Charles White, the most prolific running back in the storied history of USC and its third Heisman Trophy winner, has died of cancer. He was 64.

“Pound for pound, he was one of the toughest guys to ever play in the program,” Paul McDonald, one of White’s quarterbacks during his four years, told The Times in July Soon after, following years of erratic behavior, White was diagnosed with dementia, likely a product of the pummeling the prolific back took over the years.

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