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Heck, Andy

Pro Set 1989, #514

CARDS: Pro Set 1989, Topps Stadium Club 1992, Pro Set 1990
ACQUIRED: TTM 2021, C/o Home
SENT: 4/17 RECEIVED: 5/12 (25 days)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Made the transition in his Senior year in ’88 from TE to OT for Notre Dame.
  • Earned sweeping accolades in college, and was especially praised for his size (6’7″, 262) and run blocking.
  • Seahawks first round pick in the 1989 NFL Draft (15th overall).
  • Started 9 games his rookie season- including 1 at TE. 
  • By 1990, became fixture at left tackle, but in 1992 switched to left guard to accommodate for Ray Roberts, and then again in 1993 to right tackle.
  • Only player in Seahawks history to start 13+ games at 3 different positions, in 3 straight seasons.
  • Signed with Bears in 1994, becoming entrenched at left tackle for the next 4 seasons.
  • Departed Bears for Redskins in 1999, closing out career there after the 2000 season.
  • Went into coaching, first at the college level, eventually landing with the Jaguars in 2004.
  • Despite the turmoil on the Jaguars coaching staff- remained with the franchise through 2014.
  • Joined the Chiefs in 2013, earning a Super Bowl ring in 2019.

ACCOLADES:

  • 2nd team All Pro (Conf.-UPI) 1995

NOTES:

Andy had a lot of cards throughout his career. Oddly he didn’t make the cut with any of my favorite pet sets, but he happened to be in my favorite draft- 1989. His son currently plays OL for the Houston Texans.