Former Hiram baseball standout Bill White ('57), became the seventh player in MLB history to receive the Buck O'Neil Lifetime Achievement Award, as announced by Major League Baseball on March 9. White will be honored at the league's awards presentation on Saturday, July 25 as part of Hall of Fame Weekend. White left a mark on the MLB as a very distinguished and decorated player, broadcaster and executive.  

During his time at Hiram, White lettered in football, basketball and baseball as an impressive student-athlete. White also was an active member of the Hiram community as well, serving on the Hiram Board of Trustees and a member of the Garfield Society as well.  

White left Hiram College to sign with the New York Giants, where he spent one season. White then spent the majority of the next two seasons serving in the Army before he was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals prior to the 1959 season. 

White had historic success with the Cardinals, where in 1960, he won his first of seven consecutive Gold Gloves in his primary position of first base. White also was an eight-time All-Star during his career, where he posted elite numbers every season to earn a spot in the Midsummer Classic.  

White also won a championship during his time with the Cardinals, defeating the New York Yankees in seven games to win the 1964 World Series, while finishing 2-for-4, scoring a run and hitting a clutch double in Game 7 of the series.  White then was traded to the Phillies prior to the 1966 season, spending three seasons in Philadelphia before returning to the Cardinals and finishing his career in 1969.  

White would not stay away from baseball for long. 

White joined the Yankees broadcasting prior to the 1971 season, where he would spend the next 18 seasons alongside Phil Rizzuto and Frank Messer calling Yankee games. White became the first African-American MLB broadcaster in league history, as well as the first African-American broadcaster in any of the four major sport leagues.  

White also called the World Series on CBS Radio, where he called the 1976,1977,1978,1987, and 1988 World Series as a radio broadcaster. White left broadcasting to be the National League President, where he would eventually retire at the end of the 1994 season. 

Bill White left a historic impact on baseball, with Hiram College being a part of the journey. White was inducted into the Hollinger Hall of Fame in 1970, where his legacy and career will be a part of the Hiram Terriers forever.