(1959-12-27) December 27, 1959 (age 64) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:
231 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High school:
Barringer (Newark, New Jersey)
College:
Iowa
NFL draft:
1982 / Round: 2 / Pick: 41
Career history
New England Patriots (1982–1993)
Career highlights and awards
NFL co-Defensive Player of the Year (NEA) (1985)
2× First-team All-Pro (1985, 1987)
2× Second-team All-Pro (1986, 1988)
5× Pro Bowl (1984–1988)
NFL 1980s All-Decade Team
New England Patriots All-1980s Team
New England Patriots All-1990s Team
New England Patriots 35th Anniversary Team
New England Patriots 50th Anniversary Team
New England Patriots Hall of Fame
Consensus All-American (1981)
First-team All-Big Ten (1981)
Second-team All-Big Ten (1980)
Career NFL statistics
Games:
151
Sacks:
100
Fumble recoveries:
19
Interceptions:
1
Defensive touchdowns:
2
Player stats at PFR
Pro Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame
Andre Bernard Tippett Sr. (born December 27, 1959) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons with the New England Patriots. He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes, where he was recognized as a consensus All-American in 1981. A second-round pick in the 1982 NFL draft, Tippett was selected to five Pro Bowls and was named first-team All-Pro twice in his career. Since 2007, he has been the Patriots' executive director of community affairs.[1] He was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2008. He is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.
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