Chapter 1: What incident led to the discussion about Byron 'Whizzer' White?
Speaking of things getting stolen, I found this actually pretty sad. You remember Hardy Nickerson, right? Yes, I do. So Hardy Nickerson took a job coaching a high school team in California, and the movers stopped at a hotel for the night, and somebody robbed the truck with his stuff in it. And they took the 1998 Byron Wright Man of the Year Award, which he really wants back more than anything.
Byron White.
Byron Whizzer White Man of the Year. It's not Byron Wright. It's Byron White. White. Byron Whizzer White.
Yeah, his nickname, Whizzer.
Yes. And I believe it's an NFL PA.
And it's white, not right?
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Chapter 2: Why was the Byron Whizzer White Man of the Year Award significant?
Because it's right on the show sheet. I think it's white. But his nickname is Whizzer?
Correct.
And I do believe it's given by the NFL PA. Okay. That's an award that's, I believe, given by the NFL PA.
So, yeah, these sons of bitches took it. And he's pissed hardy, Nickerson. Let's see. Whizzer. White? Whizzer White, yeah. Duped by the show sheet there again. Al screwed that up.
Chapter 3: What prompted the renaming of the award to honor Alan Page?
It's on the show sheet as right. Yeah, I wasn't familiar with Whizzer. So now that I'm learning about him, now I know. Clearly neither was I. And there he is. There's the Whizzer. He's been dead since 2002. But what a life by the Whiz. Yeah. Do you get that award? I don't think so. Do you have a Whizzer White Award?
I do. Somewhere in a... No, I got an Ed Block Courage Award. I got a couple of those.
Okay.
Chapter 4: Who are some notable winners of the Byron Whizzer White Award?
But there's not a warehouse somewhere in Nassau County that's got a Whizzer White Award in it?
No, I think I could have possibly won it in 1987 if I would have hung in there. Through 98, 99, but yeah.
Because you got the Walter Payton Man of the Year. Yes. You got the Ed Block Courage Award. Yes. You're telling me who stood up to the NFL as a member of the NFLPA for all those years, you didn't get the Whizzer White Award one time? I don't believe so.
Whizzer.
It's a Supreme Court justice, Whizzer White.
Yes, exactly.
Whizzer.
Let's see. What do you want to do?
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Chapter 5: What were the reasons behind the name change from Whizzer White to Alan Page?
You want to Google, like, yeah, Whizzer White. Byron Whizzer White Award winners.
Looks like George Martin won it in 87. The Giants.
So now it's the Alan Page Community Award? They changed it? Yes. Why did they take Whizzer out of this?
Time to move on.
Really? Wizard. Did something come out about Wizard?
Did they cancel Wiz?
It's tough to do.
It says it was just renamed to honor Alan Page.
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Chapter 6: How did Byron Whizzer White contribute to social justice and the NFL Players Union?
I love Alan Page, and Alan Page is also a judge. So here's guys who have won it. Bart Starr, Gale Sayers, Archie Manning, Harold Carmichael, Reggie White, Michael McCrary, Troy Vincent, Peyton Manning, Steve McNair, John Lynch, Warg Dunn, Brian Dawkins, Nnamdi Asma, remember him? Tony Richardson, Drew Brees, Charlie Batch, and Quan Bolton.
I mean, it goes all the way back to 67. I think you could stop.
Chris Long.
Chris Long. Chris Long was the last one to win it. So, George Martin in 87. Yeah, so when you were playing, I mean, no boomer of size in there. No, I... No, you didn't win this one. I don't see... I only see 1980 to 92. It started in 67, Bart Starr. I know, I see that.
Chapter 7: What are the implications of renaming awards in sports?
And it goes all the way to 26. And then so you had 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89.
No, 26 is the Alan Page Community Award winners from 19 to 26. Yeah, it's the same thing now.
That's the same thing.
Right.
So they, I mean, if I'm there.
Darius Slayton of the Giants won this in 2025. If I'm the Whizzer White heirs.
Whizzer.
I'm not happy about this. But I don't know why they changed it.
Maybe because Alan Page played? Yeah, I mean, and Alan Page is a great guy to name an award after, but you can't take Whizzer's name. You can't take the Whizzer's name off of this thing.
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Chapter 8: How does the episode conclude regarding the legacy of Byron Whizzer White?
Whizzer. Then give it to somebody else. Doesn't seem right.
In the fall of 2018, it was renamed the Alan Page Community Award in honor of Alan Page, Hall of Fame defensive tackle, lawyer, and Minnesota Supreme Court Justice. I mean, was there anything? It's the same purpose and the same selection process.
I'm reading all the press releases from back then. None of them say why.
You know it's going to be something just absolutely ridiculous that he supported or something. Are you sure about that? It's just what I feel like because it was during the time that something like that would go on, right? They would be like, oh, we can't have. Like, you know, they tried to take the Columbus statue down over here. You know, they've been knocking down everything.
Well, that's kind of stopped for a while now. But I'm saying there was a time. And this is that those conversations were being had. And now they, I mean, if it says awards and honors, the NFL Players Association gives the Wizard White NFL Man of the Year Award. But it doesn't say that it changed.
Now, there is something in his Wikipedia. Yeah? I don't know what this means exactly, but it said that White, when he was a judge, dissented in Roe v. Wade. Could this be? Could that be the thing?
Do you think the politics knocked whiz out of this?
It might have. The primary reason was to honor Alan Page is what it's saying.
Wow.
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