William Andrews (American football)

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William Andrews

Position(s) Running back Jersey #(s) 31
Born	December 25, 1955 (1955-12-25) (age 53) Thomasville, Georgia
Career information
Year(s)	1979–1986
NFL Draft	1979 / Round: 3 / Pick: 79
College	Auburn
Professional teams
Atlanta Falcons (1979-1983, 1986)
Career stats
Rushing yards	5,986
Average	4.6
Touchdowns	30
Stats at NFL.com
Career highlights and awards
4× Pro Bowl selection (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983) 4× All-Pro selection (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983) Atlanta Falcons #31 retired

William Andrews (born December 25, 1955 in Thomasville, Georgia) is a retired NFL football running back. He played collegiately at Auburn University along with future NFL backs James Brooks and Joe Cribbs.

Andrews played professionally with the Atlanta Falcons. After a promising beginning to his career as one of the first NFL players with two 2,000 yard rushing/receiving seasons, Andrews sustained a serious knee injury^[1] during the 1984 preseason that sidelined him for two years. He returned in 1986 for one season, largely as a tight end, before retiring. To celebrate his career, his number (31) was retired and hasn't been used by any Atlanta player since.

[edit] References

• databaseFootball.com (2005). "William Andrews Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". Retrieved 8 December 2005.

[edit] External links

• Georgia Sports Hall of Fame

v • d • e Atlanta Falcons retired numbers #10 Steve Bartkowski • #31 William Andrews • #57 Jeff Van Note • #58 Jessie Tuggle • #60 Tommy Nobis • #78 Mike Kenn

v • d • e Atlanta Falcons Ring of Honor inductees 2004: Tommy Nobis • 2004: Steve Bartkowski • 2004: William Andrews • 2004: Jessie Tuggle • 2006: Jeff Van Note

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