Andy Fletcher (American football)

{{Short description|American football player (1895–1978)}}

{{other people||Andrew Fletcher (disambiguation){{!}}Andrew Fletcher}}

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{{Infobox gridiron football person

| name = Andy Fletcher

| image = Andy Fletcher.png

| alt =

| caption = Fletcher pictured c. 1917 at Maryland

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1895|2|1}}

| birth_place = Lucinda, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1978|10|15|1895|2|1}}

| death_place = Crestline, California, U.S.

| team =

| number =

| status =

| position1 = Halfback

| position2 = Fullback

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 6

| weight_lb = 165

| college = Maryland

| playing_years1 = 1920

| playing_team1 = Buffalo All-Americans

| playing_years2 = 1921

| playing_team2 = Tonawanda Kardex

| career_highlights = *

}}

Andrew Edward Fletcher (February 1, 1895 - October 15, 1978){{Cite web|title=Andrew Fletcher in Social Security Death Index|url=https://www.fold3.com/record/78511167-andrew-fletcher|access-date=2020-10-23|website=Fold3|language=en}} was an American football player. He played college football as a back at the University of Maryland, and earned varsity letters in 1916 and 1917.[http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/md/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/07guide-11.pdf Year-By-Year Results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181026140910/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/md/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/07guide-11.pdf |date=2018-10-26 }}, 2007 Terrapin Football Record Book, University of Maryland, 2007. Fletcher then had a brief professional playing career in the fledgling National Football League (NFL). In 1920, he played two games for the Buffalo All-Americans.[http://umterps.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/pros.PDF Terps in the Pros]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (PDF), 2000 Maryland Football Media Guide, University of Maryland Terrapins official website, 2000, retrieved 22 December 2008.[http://www.nfl.com/players/andyfletcher/profile?id=FLE474616 Andy Fletcher], National Football League, retrieved 28 December 2008.[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FletAn20.htm Andrew Fletcher Statistics], Pro Football Reference, retrieved 28 December 2008. The following season, in 1921, Fletcher played one game for Tonawanda Kardex.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20111122225153/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=FLETCAND01 Andy Fletcher Past Stats]}}, Database Football, retrieved 28 December 2008.