Defensive end, Iowa, 1981
Andre Tippett
Lettered 1979–81 (school media guide)
- Born
- Dec 27, 1959, in Birmingham, Alabama
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Andre Tippett played defensive end at Iowa (1981). He was a consensus All‑American in 1981. The New England Patriots took Tippett in round 2, No. 41 overall in the 1982 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2021.
At a glance
Honors
- Inducted 2008Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Inducted 2021College Football Hall of Fame
- 1980Second-team All-Big Ten
- 1981Consensus All‑American
- 1981First-team All-Big Ten
Team titles: Big Ten champions, 1981
The teams in those years
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In the NFL
Pro Bowls: 5 (1984–88) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (1985, 1987) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (1986, 1988)
All-Pro teams: AP first team 1985, 1987; AP second team 1986, 1988; Pro Football Writers first team 1985, 1987; Sporting News first team 1985; NEA first team 1985; Pro Football Weekly first team 1987; and 1 more.
Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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