Andre Tippett — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2008.
Serves as the Executive Director of Community Affairs for the New England Patriots since 2007.
Played 11 seasons as a linebacker for the New England Patriots from 1982-1993.
Selected to five Pro Bowls and named first-team All-Pro twice.
Recognized as a consensus All-American at the University of Iowa in 1981.
Holds the Iowa record for tackles for lost yardage in a season (20 tackles for 153 yards in 1980).
Member of the NFL's 1980s all-decade team.

Biography

Andre Bernard Tippett Sr. is the Executive Director of Community Affairs for the New England Patriots, a role he has held since 2007. A former professional football player, he spent his entire 11-season NFL career (1982-1993) as a linebacker with the Patriots. Tippett was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2008.