Andre Ware

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Andre Ware
Date of birth	July 31, 1968
Place of birth	Dickinson, Texas
Position(s)	Quarterback
College	Houston
NFL Draft	1990 / Round 1/ Pick 7
Career Highlights
Awards	1989 Heisman Trophy 1989 Davey O'Brien Award
Stats
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Team(s)
1990-1993 1994 1996 1997	Detroit Lions Los Angeles Raiders B.C. Lions (CFL) Toronto Argonauts (CFL)
College Hall of Fame

Andre Ware (born July 31, 1968 in Dickinson, Texas) won the Heisman Trophy as a quarterback for the University of Houston and was later drafted #7 in the first round of the NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions. Ware has been considered by many fans and sports writers alike as a 'flop' in the pros.

[edit] College career

Andre Ware played at the University of Houston, where he was the first black quarterback to win the Heisman Trophy in 1989, along with the Davey O'Brien Award, the latter award given to the most outstanding college quarterback of the year. That year, his junior year, he threw for 4,699 yard, 46 touchdowns and set 26 NCAA records. The Cougars ended the season ranked the #14 team in nation by the AP. He then declared for the NFL Draft foregoing his senior year.

[edit] Pro Football career

Ware joined the Lions for the 1990 season, teaming with the previous Heisman Trophy winner from 1988, Barry Sanders. However, Ware was unable to win any significant playing time with Rodney Peete starting and Bob Gagliano coming off the bench as the primary backup. Ware spent four years with Detroit, playing 14 games and starting six. His best stretch came late in the '92 season when the Lions were out of the playoffs, and he won two of three games. The loss came on Monday Night Football when he almost led an upset of San Francisco. He began 1994 on the roster of the Los Angeles Raiders, but was cut after several games.

Ware also played in the Canadian Football League with the B.C. Lions and the Toronto Argonauts (where he backed up fellow Heisman winner Doug Flutie), and five games with the Berlin Thunder, a German NFL Europe team.

[edit] After Pro Football

Along with Marc Vandermeer and John Granato, Ware is now part of the Houston Texans' radio broadcast team. He teams up with Gary Thorne for college football games on ESPN and ABC.

Preceded by Barry Sanders

Heisman Trophy Winner 1989

Succeeded by Ty Detmer