1. Andre Maurice Waters was an American professional football player who was a safety for the Philadelphia Eagles and Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League from 1984 to 1995.
22 Facts About Andre Waters
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Andre Waters is one of at least 345 NFL players to be diagnosed after death with CTE, which is caused by repeated hits to the head.
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Andre Waters was born in Belle Glade, Florida and grew up in extreme poverty in rural Florida, and attended Pahokee High School.
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Andre Waters received some attention in high school but ended up attending Cheyney University At Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Andre Waters was recognized as All-PSAC three straight years.
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In 1984, Andre Waters was signed as an undrafted free agent by Philadelphia Eagles head coach Marion Campbell.
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Andre Waters returned a kickoff for an 89-yard game-winning touchdown against the Washington Redskins as a rookie in 1984.
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Andre Waters scored a touchdown in 1989 when he took a lateral from William Frizzell after Reggie White caused a fumble by New York Giants quarterback Phil Simms.
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Andre Waters served as part of the Eagles' defensive unit that was regarded as one of the league's all-time best, in 1991 ranking first statistically in both run and pass defense, as well as total defense.
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Andre Waters led the Eagles in tackles in 1986,1987,1988 and 1991.
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Andre Waters finished his career playing for Ryan with the Arizona Cardinals for two seasons.
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In 2000, Andre Waters left South Florida to join the St Louis Rams of the NFL as a coaching intern for training camp.
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Leavitt made Andre Waters choose between South Florida and the internship out of concern that Andre Waters would miss too much preparation time with South Florida.
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In 2001, Andre Waters moved back to the college level as defensive backs coach at Alabama State.
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In 2002, Andre Waters joined the Detroit Lions in his second stint as an NFL coaching intern.
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Andre Waters later coached at St Augustine's from 2002 to 2005 as defensive coordinator upon the football program's return from a 35-year hiatus.
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In 2006, Andre Waters was defensive coordinator at Fort Valley State.
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Andre Waters described his disappointment in not getting a full-time NFL coaching job to The Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Phil Sheridan.
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Andre Waters remained very close to his former Eagles coach Buddy Ryan, whom Waters said he tried to emulate in his own coaching career.
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Andre Waters died by suicide shortly after 1 am on November 20,2006, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, dying of a gunshot to the head.
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Andre Waters was at his home in Tampa, Florida where he was discovered by his girlfriend.
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Andre Waters was buried at Foreverglades Cemetery in Belle Glade, Florida.
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Omalu believed, having examined the tissue, that Andre Waters sustained brain damage from playing football: he went on to state that this led to Andre Waters' depression.