Nancy White (field hockey)

Nancy Pitkin White Lippe is a former field hockey player from the United States. She was part of the United States Olympic team that did not attend due to the US boycott of the Olympics at that time.
Early life and education
Lippe is the daughter of United States Supreme Court justice and former National Football League player Byron "Whizzer" White (1917 to 2002) and Marion Stearns; she also has one brother. From 1976 to 1980, she studied human biology at Stanford University, and has a doctorate in education from the Fielding Graduate University.
Career
A two-time first-team All-American from Stanford University, she was a member of the U.S. Olympic team in 1980, but due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott, did not compete in the Olympics. As consolation, she was one of 461 athletes to receive a Congressional Gold Medal many years later. She is a member of the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame. and teaches philanthropy at Tufts University.

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