Mike White, former Cal, Illinois and Raiders coach, dies at 89 | National Sports

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Mike White, who had a successful career as a college coach with California and Illinois and later coached the NFL’s Oakland Raiders, has died. He was 89.

Cal said White’s family confirmed that he died Sunday in Newport Beach.

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