Laron White begins his first season as the high school relations and chief of staff on the Alabama A&M University football program.
White, who amassed a 182-60 career record, is no stranger to the State of Alabama as he won two Class 2A State Championships (2012 and 2013) in 14 seasons at Tanner High School.
White’s teams qualified for the playoffs in each season and won a minimum of seven games. He led the Rattlers to eight region titles during the span (2003, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016). During that time, Tanner went 29-12 in the playoffs and amassed a 91-6 mark in region play. White took over at Sparkman HIgh School in 2017 and led a resurgence by taking them to their first playoff appearance and winning season since 2006. Sparkman went to the playoffs four of the six years under White.
Prior to taking the head coaching position at Sparkman, White won 45 regular season games in a row between 2009-14 at Tanner. They also had a 59-game region winning streak.
White played on the offensive line at Courtland High School, earning All-State honors as an honorable mention during his junior season and was named to the first team in 1991 as a senior. He was named to the ASWA Super 12 team and Super All-State team by the Birmingham News. In addition, White played in the Alabama All-Star game in Tuscaloosa following his senior season.
After graduating from Courtland, White played football at the University of Alabama under head coach Gene Stallings from 1992-96, where he was a part of three Southeastern Conference (SEC) Western Division championships and a 1992 National Champion for the Crimson Tide.
White served as the offensive line coach for Alabama in the 25th Annual Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game in 2011. His father, Louis White, was a successful coach at Courtland and won four state championships. His father and uncle, Hoover White are in the AHSAA Hall of Fame. His brother, Kelvis, is the head coach at Bob Jones High School.
White is married to Kathy White and the couple have three children, KaRon, Karsen and Kaden.
