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Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||||
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Date of birth: | February 10, 1971 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Haines City, Florida | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 315 lb (143 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Haines City (FL) | ||||||||
College: | Auburn | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 1994 / Round: 1 / Pick: 15 | ||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Games played: | 219 |
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Games started: | 205 |
Fumbles recovered: | 2 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Wayne Lamar Gandy (born February 10, 1971) is a former American college and professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for fifteen seasons. He played college football for Auburn University, and earned All-American honors. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in first round of the 1994 NFL Draft, and he also played professionally for the Pittsburgh Steelers, New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons of the NFL.
Gandy was born in Haines City, Florida. He attended Haines City High School, and played for the Haines City Hornets high school football team.
Gandy attended Auburn University, where he played for coach Pat Dye and coach Terry Bowden's Auburn Tigers football teams from 1990 to 1993. As a senior, he was a member of the undefeated 1993 Auburn Tigers football team, and was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American.
The Los Angeles Rams selected Gandy as the 15th overall pick (1st round) of the 1994 NFL Draft, and he played for the Rams for five seasons from 1994 to 1998.