Andre ware where is he now

Of the five players shown on television just before the winner of the Heisman Trophy was announced, just one, Andre Ware, showed signs of nervousness as his eyes kept dancing up and down and left and right. Ware knew that despite a season in which he threw for 4, yards and 46 touchdowns and established 26 NCAA records as the quarterback at the University of Houston, it was the first time that season that most of the country had seen him on live TV.

His university, Houston, was on probation. That meant no live television and no bowl game. And yet Ware prevailed, becoming the first African-American quarterback to win the Heisman despite the fact that of the returned ballots did not include his name. Little-known fact: Ware had only one touchdown pass in his senior year of high school on just 71 passing attempts for the season.

Not exactly the numbers that interest college teams in need of a quarterback. Which is why Ware had only three schools interested in him as a quarterback. So Ware went to the University of Houston, where a coaching change in , the year Ware arrived, would prove Mama Joyce prophetic.

As a sophomore, Ware was showing signs of embracing the wide-open offense, as he passed for 2, yards and 25 touchdowns in leading the Cougars to a record an improvement from the previous season and a trip to the Aloha Bowl. This includes people like Tom Brady and Antonio Brown. Nike, adidas and Under Armour have shown they are willing to pay plenty for a Heisman winner. At least 11 Heismans from older winners have been sold in the last 20 years. Do the Heisman winners keep the trophy?

Each year, the Heisman Trust commissions two bronze trophies, each weighing 45 pounds. He began on the roster of the Los Angeles Raiders, but was released after several games. As a former Heisman Trophy winner, Ware's presence gathered much local excitement in Jacksonville, but ultimately, Ware was cut from the team the week before the regular season began.

Ware grew up in the Galveston, Texas region, hoping to play football at the University of Texas. He said "I was going to Texas. All they had to do was lie to me and tell me I was going to play quarterback once I got there. Thank goodness they told me the truth [that] they were going to move me to defense". After graduating from Dickinson High School, Ware instead played at the University of Houston, where he won the Heisman Trophy in , along with the Davey O'Brien Award, the latter award given to the most outstanding college quarterback of the year.

That year, his junior year, he threw for 4, yards, 44 touchdowns, and set 26 NCAA records. Many of the records were thanks to the innovative use of the run and shoot offense, which his successor, David Klingler , also used to great effect.

The Cougars ended the season ranked the 14 team in the nation by the Associated Press. He then declared for the NFL Draft, foregoing his senior year. He has not been previously engaged. Fact: Andre Ware is turning 54 years old in. Be sure to check out top 10 facts about Andre Ware at FamousDetails. All dating histories are fact-checked and confirmed by our users.

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