Andre Tippett

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Andre Tippett
Date of birth	December 27, 1959
Place of birth	Birmingham, Alabama
Position(s)	Linebacker
College	Iowa
NFL Draft	1982 / Round 2/ Pick 41
Pro Bowls	5
Awards	1985 UPI AFL-AFC Defensive MVP
Honors	NFL 1980s All-Decade Team
Statistics	Pro Football Reference DatabaseFootball
Team(s)
1982-1993	New England Patriots

Andre Tippett (born December 27, 1959, in Birmingham, Alabama), is a former American football linebacker who played for the New England Patriots of the NFL. He went to the University of Iowa, where he was an All-American.

1 Personal life
2 College Football
3 Professional Football
4 Awards
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Personal life

Tippett has a black belt in a martial art.

He is a convert to Judaism. Tippett attends Temple Ohabei Shalom in Brookline, Massachusetts.^[1]

[edit] College Football

Tippett was an All-American DE/OLB at the University of Iowa. In 1981 he helped lead the Hawkeyes to their first winning season, their first Big Ten title, and first Rose Bowl in two decades.

[edit] Professional Football

He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the 1st round of the 1982 draft.

He soon established himself as one of the top linebackers in the NFL, and went on to make the Pro Bowl five times(1984-88). He recorded at least 7 sacks in all but two of his 11 NFL seasons.

In the 1985 season, Tippett led the AFC with 16.5 sacks and assisted his team to a championship appearance in Super Bowl XX.

Tippett retired after the 1993 season, finishing with a career total of 100 sacks, 1 interception, and 19 fumble recoveries, which he returned for 75 yards, and 2 touchdowns.

[edit] Awards

Tippett was inducted into the New England Patriots Hall of Fame in 1999.

Andre is regularly nominated for voting into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but a lack of post-season appearances by the Patriots during his tenure is widely considered the reason why he has not received the required votes for election.^{[citation needed]}