Andre Tippett, American football player and coach
Andre Bernard Tippett Sr. (born December 27, 1959) is an American former professional football player who was an All-Pro outside linebacker in the National Football League for 11 seasons from 1982 to 1993, missing all of the 1989 season with an ACL injury. He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes, where he was recognized as a consensus All-American in 1981. A second-round pick in the 1982 NFL Draft, Tippett played professionally for the New England Patriots for his entire pro career. Currently, he is the Patriots' executive director of community affairs. He was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2008. He is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.