Rancho Cordova Sports Hall of Fame

A 1981-82 Cordova High track and football star, Willhite was one of the greatest running backs in California prep history, rushing for 4,901 yards and scoring 72 touchdowns. He was selected into the Sac-Joaquin section Hall of Fame and is listed #2 on the Sacramento Bee list of top area players in history. Also a great prep sprinter, as a junior he won the 200 meters at the California State track meet. He was named the California prep athlete of the year (for football and track) and was separately named the California prep football player of the year. After his senior football year, he also earned three national honors before moving on to University of Oregon. During the NFL strike season of 1987, Willhite became a replacement player for the Green Bay Packers.