Byron White
Byron Raymond "Whizzer" White (1917–2002) was an American lawyer and professional football halfback who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1962 to 1993. A consensus All-American halfback for Colorado and the runner-up for the 1937 Heisman Trophy, he was the only sitting Supreme Court justice appointed by a Democrat at the time of his retirement and the last-living member of the progressive Warren Court.
Offices held
Jan 20, 1961 – Apr 12, 1962
Preceded by
Lawrence Walsh Succeeded by
Nicholas Katzenbach
Lawrence Walsh Succeeded by
Nicholas Katzenbach
Military service
- Jan 1, 1942 – Jan 1, 1945 United States Navy
