Pardon the people who let out a gasp when they learned that at age 51, William White has been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), more commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. It doesn’t seem real. White is one of the greatest athletes to come out of Lima as well as a truly remarkable person. Pride, passion and perseverance is what made him a football star on Friday nights for Lima Senior, on Saturday afternoons at Ohio State, and on Sundays for 11 years with the NFL’s Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chiefs and Atlanta Falcons. He’s followed his stardom with a career as a respected businessman.What ever he is involved with, White makes sure he’s being a role model.