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Andre Ware

Andre Ware is a sports analyst and commentator and a former American football player. He was the 1989 Heisman Trophy winner as a quarterback for the University of Houston. In the 1990 NFL Draft, Ware was the first round selection (#7 overall) of the Detroit Lions. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2004.

Along with Marc Vandermeer, Ware is now part of the Houston Texans' radio broadcast team. He teamed up with Dave Pasch and previously he was paired with Gary Thorne, for college football games on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN on ABC. In July 2009, ESPN announced that Ware will team up with long-time SEC broadcaster Dave Neal in the fall of 2009 as color commentator for ESPN Regional Television's coverage of Southeastern Conference Football. The ESPN Regional Television package is expected to be distributed through several local television affiliates throughout the Southeastern United States as well as on other stations in other parts of the country. He also appears as a player in All-Pro Football 2K8.

In 2004 he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.