Stephen White, born on 1 September 1928 and died on 6 September 2009, was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a left wing-back for the Louth senior team. He made his debut on the inter-county scene in 1946 with the Galway minor team while attending Mountbellew Agricultural College on a scholarship, and that year he played in both the Connacht Minor and Connacht Junior football finals for Galway. In 1947 he made his senior debut for Louth and went on to win an All-Ireland medal in 1957 and four Leinster medals with his county. He was voted Footballer of the Year in 1957, was an All-Ireland runner-up in 1950 and captained Louth during the 1951 season. At club level he won a Ranafast Cup medal with Cooley Kickhams in 1944.
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was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a left wing-back for the Louth senior team
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was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a left wing-back for the Louth senior team
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was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a left wing-back for the Louth senior team
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White went on to win an All-Ireland medal in 1957 and four Leinster medals with his county
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