Norfolk, VA--Tracy White has been selected to the 2017 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Hall of Fame. He joins Amber Jackson (Bethune Cookman), Rashean Mathis (Bethune Cookman), Robert Porche (South Carolina State) and Francine McCorory (Hampton). They will be enshrined during an awards brunch on Thursday, March 9, starting with a welcome gathering at 9:30 am at the Norfolk Marriott Waterside Hotel in Norfolk, VA. 

A two-time MEAC Defensive Player of the Year (2000 and 2001), White started all 44 games during his career with the Bison and registered 100 tackles in three of the four seasons. The linebacker led the team in tackles each season, becoming Howard's all-time leader (500). White, a native of St. Stephen, S.C., was selected to the All-MEAC First Team three consecutive years (2000, 2001 and 2002). He was also named the 2001 Black College Defensive Player of the Year and was selected to the NCAA Division I-AA and Black College All-American Teams. 

In 2003, he was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent. White played 10 seasons (2003-2012) in the NFL as a special teams player with the Seahawks, Jacksonville Jaguars, Green Bay Packers, Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots. In his final season with the Patriots, White made his Super Bowl debut, recording two tackles.