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American football player (born 1978)
American football player
Andrew Bayes (born February 11, 1978) is an American former professional
football player who was a
punter in
NFL Europe . He played
college football for the
East Carolina Pirates , earning consensus
All-American honors in 1999.
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Early years
Bayes first attended
Suitland High School in
Forestville, Maryland before transferring to
DeMatha Catholic High School in
Hyattsville, Maryland .
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College career
Bayes played for the
East Carolina Pirates from 1996 to 1999.
[6] He was a consensus
All-American in
1999 .
[7] He led
Division I-A football in punting average in 1999 with 48.06 yards per punt, which remains a
Conference USA and East Carolina single-season record.
[8]
[9] Bayes was also named first-team Conference USA in 1999 and second-team Conference USA in 1998 and 1997. He played in the
Senior Bowl in 1999.
[10] He was inducted into the ECU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2017.
[11]
Professional career
Bayes was rated the second-best punter in the
2000 NFL Draft by NFLDraftScout.com.
[12] After going undrafted, Bayes signed with the
Detroit Lions in April 2000.
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[14] He played for the
Frankfurt Galaxy in 2001.
[15] He was signed by the
San Francisco 49ers in January 2002.
[16] Bayes played for the
Amsterdam Admirals in 2002.
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References
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"TRANSACTIONS" .
The Washington Post . Washington, D.C. September 3, 2001.
ISSN
0190-8286 .
OCLC
1330888409 .
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"DeMatha Express - September 9th" . dematha.org. Archived from
the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 23, 2014 .
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"East Carolina Football Roster" . conferenceusa.com. Archived from
the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2014 .
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"1995 All-Met Football Team" . washingtonpost.com . Retrieved August 23, 2014 .
^ Grayson, Lawrence (October 8, 1995).
"NO. 6 DEMATHA 3, ST. JOHN'S 0" .
The Washington Post . Retrieved December 10, 2017 .
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"Andrew Bayes" . sports-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 6, 2015 .
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"2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF) . National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 6. Archived from
the original (PDF) on November 26, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2014 .
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"1999 Statistical Leaders" (PDF) . fs.ncaa.org. Retrieved September 17, 2014 .
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"Trophy Case" . East Carolina Pirates . Archived from
the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2014 .
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"C-USA individual records" (PDF) . grfx.cstv.com. Archived from
the original (PDF) on September 3, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2014 .
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"Foursome Elected To ECU Athletics Hall Of Fame" . ecupirates.com. July 25, 2017. Archived from
the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 30, 2017 .
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"Andrew Bayes" . nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved November 30, 2017 .
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"TRANSACTIONS" .
The New York Times . April 29, 2000. Archived from
the original on March 6, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015 .
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"Keeping Doubts at Bay" .
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"Andrew Bayes" . justsportsstats.com. Archived from
the original on March 6, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015 .
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"TRANSACTIONS" .
The New York Times . January 31, 2002. Archived from
the original on March 6, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015 .
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