Gurode with the Cowboys in 2009
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Position: | Center / Guard | ||||||
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Date of birth: | March 6, 1978 | ||||||
Place of birth: | Houston, Texas | ||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 320 lb (145 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Houston (TX) North Shore | ||||||
College: | Colorado | ||||||
NFL Draft: | 2002 / Round: 2 / Pick: 37 | ||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Games played: | 161 |
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Games started: | 131 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Andre Bernard Gurode (/dʒəˈrɒd/; born March 6, 1978) is a former American football center and guard who played 11 seasons in the NFL. He played college football for the University of Colorado, earning consensus All-American recognition. The Dallas Cowboys selected him in the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He is a five-time Pro Bowl selection, and has also played for the Baltimore Ravens, Chicago Bears, and Oakland Raiders.
Gurode was born in Houston, Texas. He played high school football at North Shore High School in Houston. As a senior, USA Today, PrepStar and SuperPrep selected him as an honorable mention high school All-America. He was also named to the Houston Chronicle Top 100 List and made the Austin American-Statesman "Fab 55" team. He earned All-Area honors as a senior (second team honors as a junior), and was All-District and All-Greater Houston as a junior and senior (when he also was his team's most outstanding offensive lineman).