Andre Townsend
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Andre Townsend (born October 8, 1962) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for seven seasons with the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL).
Townsend was born in Chicago, Illinois. After a standout high school career for the Aberdeen, Mississippi High School Bulldogs,[1] he played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels[2] As a senior, he was honored by Football News as a third-team All-American.[3]
Townsend was selected by the Broncos in the second round of the 1984 NFL draft.[4] He spent his entire career with the Broncos, and started in Super Bowl XXI and Super Bowl XXII. He accumulated 22 career sacks and 6 fumble recoveries.[5]
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Andre Townsend Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Andre Townsend Stats". NFL.com. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."All-America". The Sioux City Journal. November 30, 1983. p. C2. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."1984 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Andre Townsend Stats". Pro Football Archives. Archived from the original on May 15, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
