{{Short description|Jamaican gridiron football player (born 1961)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox gridiron football person | name = Andre Francis | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1961|10|5}} | birth_place = Kingston, Jamaica | death_date = | death_place = | team = | number = | status = | position1 = Defensive back | height_ft = | height_in = | weight_lb = | college = New Mexico State | playing_years1 = 1983–1985 | playing_team1 = Montreal Concordes (CFL) | playing_years2 = 1985 | playing_team2 = Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL) | playing_years3 = 1986–1988 | playing_team3 = British Columbia Lions (CFL) | playing_years4 = 1989–1990 | playing_team4 = Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) | playing_years5 = 1991, 1994 | playing_team5 = Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL) | playing_years6 = 1992–1993 | playing_team6 = British Columbia Lions (CFL) | career_highlights = * CFL West All Star - 1989 & 1990 }}
'''Andre Francis''' (born 5 October 1961 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a former cornerback in the Canadian Football League for eleven years.{{citation needed|date=January 2011}} He played college football at New Mexico State University.<ref>{{cite news|last=Miliokas|first=Nick|title=Francis happy to leave Montreal|work=The Leader-Post|date=20 September 1985|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XX5WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MkENAAAAIBAJ&pg=1173,1082876|accessdate=5 January 2011}}</ref> He wore the number one. Francis was selected to the British Columbia Lions' 2004 50th Anniversary Dream Team.<ref>{{cite web|title=History >> 50th Season Dream Team |publisher=B.C. Lions |url=http://www.bclions.com/page/history_dreamteam |accessdate=5 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212062227/http://www.bclions.com/page/history_dreamteam |archivedate=12 February 2012 }}</ref>
He intercepted 51 passes for 951 yards and 4 touchdowns in his career, and was a 2 time West all-star.
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