Philadelphia Eagles: Former Eagle Waters Is Dead At 44:
Former Eagles safety Andre Waters was found dead in his home in Tampa, FL of apparent self-inflicted wounds.He was 44.
Waters, one of the most popular Eagles in the late 1980s and early 1990s, played here in 1984-93. Undrafted out of Cheyney State, Waters impressed the Eagles with his toughness and physical play, and eventually became a starter at the strong safety position.
He and Wes Hopkins formed one of the most successful and loved safety tandems in Eagles history.
"What a devastating piece of news," said Eagles radio voice Merrill Reese. "Andre was a guy who could light up a room with his personality. As a football player, he came from nothing. But he made himself into a fine player by working hard and dedicating himself to the game."
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Andre Waters
I first met Coach Waters at St. Augustine (he was the defense coach) and I always appreciated his outlook on the sport. He was a great football player as well as a great coach. I will always have respect for him because he respected the game as well as the players. I hope that all of the players who came in contact with him at least will remember him for his love of the game if nothing else.
Andre Waters
I met Coach Waters in 1996 when he was my position coach at Morgan State Uviersity. While I was playing for him, I always thought that he was just hard on his players. After he left the school and long after my college career was over I realized that he was the best football coach I ever had. He not only taught me football, but the lessons he taught on the field also carried over to real life. I find myself today telling the kids that I coach the exact same things that he told me. He was a great ball player but and even better person. Even though I hadn't spoken to him in about 4 yrs, he will be missed.
A nub whose failures exceed
A nub whose failures exceed all other nubs in their immediate area, thus making them the "biggest nub" or the "icing on the cake of nubs". They tend to not only be horrible at whatever it is they are doing, but tend to be completely clueless and extremely dangerous.
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