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George Andrie

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George Andrie (born April 20 1940, Grand Rapids, Michigan) is a former American football Defensive End. Andrie prepped at Grand Rapids Catholic Central High School. He wore uniform #66 and played his entire professional career with the Dallas Cowboys. He was 6 ft. 6 inches (1.98 m) tall and weighed 250 lb (113 kg).

Drafted in the sixth round out of Marquette University in 1962 by the Cowboys. The college had dropped football prior to his senior year.

He played most of his career next to defensive tackle Bob Lilly. Together they helped to form the Cowboy's original Doomsday Defense. Andrie was named to the Pro Bowl five times and All Pro once during his career.

In the 1967 NFL Championship game, often referred to as the Ice Bowl, against the Green Bay Packers he picked up a fumble and ran it in for a touchdown.