Andre King

{{Short description|Jamaican gridiron football player (born 1973)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{BLP sources|date=January 2010}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| image =

| alt =

| caption =

| number = 84

| position = Wide receiver

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|11|26}}

| birth_place = Kingston, Jamaica

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lbs = 195

| high_school = Stranahan
(Fort Lauderdale, Florida)

| college = Miami (FL) (1997-2000)

| draftyear = 2001

| draftround = 7

| draftpick = 245

| pastteams =

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 42

| statlabel2 = Receptions

| statvalue2 = 30

| statlabel3 = Receiving yards

| statvalue3 = 327

| pfr = KingAn00

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Andre Omar King (born November 26, 1973) is a Jamaican-American former professional football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the seventh round of the 2001 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=2001 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2001/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He played for the Browns from 2001 to 2004.[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/K/KingAn00.htm Profootball Reference: Andre King's perfil and stats]. He went to the University of Miami for college. He also played baseball in the MLB's Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds farm systems.[http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=84748 The Baseball Cube: Andre King's perfil and stats].

King attended Stranahan High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and was a letterman in football and baseball. In football, he was an All-County selection and an All-State selection. In baseball, as a senior, he posted a .492 batting average with seven home runs, and 30 stolen bases.

He is now the head football coach and athletic director at Loganville Christian Academy in Loganville, Georgia.{{cite web|url=http://waltontribune.com/story.lasso?ewcd=bede0f9ea103f70e |title=LCA coach takes different approach |author=Preston Towns |date=July 10, 2009 |work=Loganville Tribune |publisher= |accessdate=2010-01-27 }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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