| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 21, 1896 Howell, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | June 10, 1986 (aged 89) Franklin, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1921 | Tennessee |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1930–1940 | Ramsay HS (AL) |
| 1940–1941 | Howard (AL) |
| 1945 | Tennessee (assistant) |
| 1946–1953 | Sewanee |
| 1954 | Howard (AL) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| ?–1942 | Howard (AL) |
| 1953 | Sewanee |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 48–40–4 (college) |
William Cannon White (July 21, 1896 – June 10, 1986) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Ramsay High School in Birmingham, Alabama from 1930 to 1940, at Howard College in Homewood, Alabama from 1940 to 1941 and again in 1954 and at Sewanee: The University of the South from 1946 to 1953. White also played football for the Tennessee Volunteers in 1921.[1]