# Andre Francis

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{{Short description|Jamaican gridiron football player (born 1961)}}
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{{Infobox gridiron football person
| name = Andre Francis
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1961|10|5}}
| birth_place = [Kingston, Jamaica](/source/Kingston%2C_Jamaica)
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| position1 = [Defensive back](/source/Defensive_back)
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| college = [New Mexico State](/source/New_Mexico_State_University)
| playing_years1 = 1983–1985
| playing_team1 = [Montreal Concordes](/source/Montreal_Concordes) ([CFL](/source/Canadian_Football_League))
| playing_years2 = 1985
| playing_team2 = [Saskatchewan Roughriders](/source/Saskatchewan_Roughriders) (CFL)
| playing_years3 = 1986–1988
| playing_team3 = [British Columbia Lions](/source/British_Columbia_Lions) (CFL)
| playing_years4 = 1989–1990
| playing_team4 = [Edmonton Eskimos](/source/Edmonton_Eskimos) (CFL)
| playing_years5 = 1991, 1994
| playing_team5 = [Ottawa Rough Riders](/source/Ottawa_Rough_Riders) (CFL)
| playing_years6 = 1992–1993
| playing_team6 = [British Columbia Lions](/source/British_Columbia_Lions) (CFL)
| career_highlights = * CFL West All Star - 1989 & 1990
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'''Andre Francis''' (born 5 October 1961 in [Kingston, Jamaica](/source/Kingston%2C_Jamaica)) is a former [cornerback](/source/cornerback) in the [Canadian Football League](/source/Canadian_Football_League) for eleven years.{{citation needed|date=January 2011}} He played college football at [New Mexico State University](/source/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](/source/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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Category:1961 births
Category:Living people
Category:Players of American football from Kingston, Jamaica
Category:Canadian football defensive backs
Category:Montreal Concordes players
Category:BC Lions players
Category:Saskatchewan Roughriders players
Category:Edmonton Elks players
Category:Ottawa Rough Riders players
Category:New Mexico State Aggies football players
Category:Jamaican players of American football

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