David Whyte (21 February 1940 – 25 November 2021) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He was also a noted Long Jumper and represented Scotland at the sport. ^[1]

Whyte went to primary at Castlehill in Cupar, before moving to Bell Baxter High School. He played for the high school side. ^[2]

He played a few times for Howe of Fife. ^[2]

He went to St. Andrews University to study English Language and Literature. He played for the University of St Andrews rugby union side and then captained the side. ^{[2] [3]}

At Oxford University he studied for a Diploma in Education; and there he earned a blue and played rugby union for Oxford University. ^{[2] [3]}

He played for Edinburgh Wanderers. ^{[4] [5]}

He was part of their Sevens side which won the Miller Cup in the Edinburgh Charity Sevens of 1966, beating Oxford University in the final. ^[6]

He played for North and Midlands at the school level, before playing for their senior side. ^{[2] [5]}

He captained the Scottish Universities XV while at St. Andrews and Oxford Universities. ^{[2] [5]}

He made a Barbarians debut in 1962, before being capped for Scotland. ^{[2] [5]}

He received 13 caps for Scotland between 1965 and 1967. ^{[7] [5]}

He represented Dundee Hawkhill Harriers. When he moved to Edinburgh, he then represented the Edinburgh Southern Harriers. ^{[8] [5]}

He represented both Scotland and Great Britain at the long jump. ^{[8] [5]}

He won 3 Scottish Championship titles at long jump; and one at triple jump. ^{[8] [5]}

He won the 1959 British Championship long jump at White City in London. ^{[8] [5]}

He was a teacher at various schools in Scotland, including Strathallan School in Perthshire; and in 1983 became a rector of Golspie High School in Sutherland. He was a founder member of the East Sutherland Rotary Club. ^{[9] [3] [8]}

In his eighties he moved back to Dunfermline to be closer to his family. He died in Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy after a short illness. ^[9]