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Being a lifelong Cowboys fan, I had many things to say about Andre Waters. I said he was dirty, called him Muddy Waters....honestly I despised him. But after he left Philly and Arizona for retirement I couldn't help but think that the league had lost one of it's true greats. I just read the following article on Bloomberg and I and both shocked and saddenned. such a shame. RIP Muddy...I mean Andre.
Former Eagles Safety Andre Waters Dies at Age 44 (Correct)
By Mason Levinson
(Corrects spelling of `hitters' in first paragraph.)
Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Former Philadelphia Eagles safety Andre Waters, who was known as one of professional football's hardest hitters, died suddenly this morning, according to the Georgia university where he was an assistant coach. He was 44.
Fort Valley State University did not provide any details about Waters's death in a news release. Eagles broadcasters said on a radio show on the National Football League team's Web site that Waters was believed to have died of self-inflicted gunshot wounds.
The medical examiner's office in Tampa, Florida, where Waters died, said it was preparing a statement and declined to comment further.
``This sad news comes as a shock to members of our university community,'' school President Larry Rivers said in a statement. ``Coach Waters, although he had been with us only a few months, already had earned the respect and affection of the university family.''
Waters played 10 seasons for the Eagles, from 1984-93, before ending his career after two seasons in Arizona.
``Our thoughts and prayers go out to Andre Waters and his family,'' Eagles coach Andy Reid said in a televised news conference. ``What a great Eagle he was.''
Waters had 15 interceptions and 3 1/2 sacks in 157 NFL games.
``Ever since I was in high school I was taught to tackle one way, so I did what I was taught,'' he told the Eagles' Web site in an August 2004, interview. ``But I never tried to intentionally hurt anyone.''
Waters, a graduate of Cheyney University in Pennsylvania, retired from the NFL in 1995 and went on to coach at Morgan State, the University of South Florida, Alabama State and St. Augustine College before joining Fort Valley State as a defensive coordinator last summer.
Waters, who was born on March 10, 1962, was a native of Belle Glade, Florida.
Funeral arrangements for Waters have not been completed, the school said.
By Mason Levinson
(Corrects spelling of `hitters' in first paragraph.)
Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Former Philadelphia Eagles safety Andre Waters, who was known as one of professional football's hardest hitters, died suddenly this morning, according to the Georgia university where he was an assistant coach. He was 44.
Fort Valley State University did not provide any details about Waters's death in a news release. Eagles broadcasters said on a radio show on the National Football League team's Web site that Waters was believed to have died of self-inflicted gunshot wounds.
The medical examiner's office in Tampa, Florida, where Waters died, said it was preparing a statement and declined to comment further.
``This sad news comes as a shock to members of our university community,'' school President Larry Rivers said in a statement. ``Coach Waters, although he had been with us only a few months, already had earned the respect and affection of the university family.''
Waters played 10 seasons for the Eagles, from 1984-93, before ending his career after two seasons in Arizona.
``Our thoughts and prayers go out to Andre Waters and his family,'' Eagles coach Andy Reid said in a televised news conference. ``What a great Eagle he was.''
Waters had 15 interceptions and 3 1/2 sacks in 157 NFL games.
``Ever since I was in high school I was taught to tackle one way, so I did what I was taught,'' he told the Eagles' Web site in an August 2004, interview. ``But I never tried to intentionally hurt anyone.''
Waters, a graduate of Cheyney University in Pennsylvania, retired from the NFL in 1995 and went on to coach at Morgan State, the University of South Florida, Alabama State and St. Augustine College before joining Fort Valley State as a defensive coordinator last summer.
Waters, who was born on March 10, 1962, was a native of Belle Glade, Florida.
Funeral arrangements for Waters have not been completed, the school said.
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