1. Andre Trevor Ware was born on July 31,1968 and is an American sports analyst and commentator, and a former professional football quarterback.
14 Facts About Andre Ware
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Andre Ware played in the National Football League, Canadian Football League and NFL Europe.
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Andre Ware was the first black quarterback to receive the Heisman.
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Andre Ware was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2004.
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Andre Ware grew up in the Galveston, Texas region, hoping to play football at the University of Texas.
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Andre Ware then declared for the NFL Draft, forgoing his senior year.
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Andre Ware became the top draft pick of the Detroit Lions in the 1990 NFL draft.
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Andre Ware joined the Lions for the 1990 season, teaming with the previous Heisman Trophy winner from 1988, Barry Sanders.
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Andre Ware spent four years with Detroit, playing 14 games and starting six: Coach Fontes insisted on starting the oft-injured Rodney Peete, and usually replacing Peete with Erik Kramer when Peete was hurt or played poorly.
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Andre Ware played in the Canadian Football League with the Ottawa Rough Riders, the BC Lions and the Toronto Argonauts.
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Andre Ware spent five games with the Berlin Thunder, a German NFL Europe team.
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Since 2002, Andre Ware has been a part of the Houston Texans' radio broadcast team with Marc Vandermeer.
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Since 2003, Andre Ware has been a college football analyst for ESPN.
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In 2004, Andre Ware was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.