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Andy Dorris (born August 11, 1951) is a retired American professional football player. He was born in Bellaire, Ohio and attended college at New Mexico State University. Dorris played in the National Football League for nine seasons. He spent most of his professional career with the New Orleans Saints and the Houston Oilers.〔〔 Dorris is currently a sales representative for Hanson Pipe and Precast in Houston, Texas.〔 ==Professional career== The Cleveland Browns drafted Andy Dorris with the 93rd pick in the 1973 NFL Draft. He initially signed a three-year contract with the team. 〔 Before the season began, Cleveland traded Dorris to the St. Louis Cardinals. He played in four games for St. Louis in his first season as a professional.〔 In October 1973, St. Louis traded Dorris to the New Orleans Saints in exchange for a draft choice. Dorris spent three full seasons with the Saints.〔 In a game against the Atlanta Falcons in 1976, Dorris sacked Falcons quarterback Steve Bartkowski. Bartkowski left the game with a knee injury. 〔 At the beginning of the 1977 NFL season, the Seattle Seahawks acquired Dorris from New Orleans. Dorris played four games for the Seahawks. 〔〔 The Seahawks placed him on waivers in October, 1977. As a free agent, Dorris participated in tryouts for two teams, but he was rejected both times. In November 1977, the Houston Oilers' Elvin Bethea broke his arm during a game. Coach "Bum" Philips replaced him with Andy Dorris. 〔 In Houston, Dorris was part of a team that came to be known as "Bum's boys." 〔〔"Highlights of the Luv Ya Blue era" (June 21, 1991). Houston Chronicle, 2.〕 Under Bumís relaxed leadership style, Dorris bulked up and became a formidable defensive lineman. 〔 In 1979, Dorris was the starting left defensive end for the Oilers. He recorded three sacks in a December matchup against the Denver Broncos. Dorris signed a new contract with the Oilers in 1980. 1979 and 1980 were two of the most successful seasons for the Houston Oilers franchise. In both seasons, the team finished the season with 11 wins and 5 losses but failed to make the Super Bowl. Dorris was known as a locker-room prankster. He and a teammate once put blue dye in a shower head, turning a teammate's skin blue. Houston placed Dorris on the injured reserve list at the beginning of the 1982 season, but he had already played his last game as a professional.〔 In 1990, he attended a reunion luncheon of many former Oilers players at the Southern Plantation Restaurant.〔McClain, John and Rich Burk (October 26, 1990). "Oilers/Jets notes". Houston Chronicle, 9.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Andy Dorris」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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