Billy Andrews

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Billy Andrews
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Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1945-06-14) June 14, 1945 (age 78)
Clinton, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:Clinton (LA)
College: Southeastern Louisiana
NFL draft: 1967  / Round: 13 / Pick: 333
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played:142
Games started:20
Interceptions:7
Player stats at PFR

William Doughty Andrews Jr. (born June 14, 1945) is a former American football linebacker who played eleven seasons in the National Football League (NFL), mainly with the Cleveland Browns.

Andrews scored his only NFL touchdown in the first Monday Night Football game televised by ABC on September 21, 1970. Late in the fourth quarter, Andrews intercepted a pass by the New York Jets' Joe Namath and returned it 25 yards for a touchdown to secure the Browns' 31–21 victory.

He now lives in Bluff Creek, Louisiana, a small community outside of Clinton.

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