Andrew Bayes Explained
Andrew Bayes |
Position: | Punter |
Birth Date: | 11 February 1978 |
Birth Place: | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 2 |
Weight Lbs: | 200 |
College: | East Carolina |
Undraftedyear: | 2000 |
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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.[1]
Early years
Bayes first attended Suitland High School in Forestville, Maryland before transferring to DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland.[2] [3] [4] [5]
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.[13] [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.[15]
External links
Notes and References
- News: TRANSACTIONS . 2001-09-03 . . Washington, D.C. . 0190-8286 . 1330888409.
- Web site: DeMatha Express - September 9th . dematha.org . 23 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140826115718/http://www.dematha.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=1535&ModuleID=59&NEWSPID=4 . 26 August 2014 .
- Web site: East Carolina Football Roster . conferenceusa.com . 23 August 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923210210/http://www.conferenceusa.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/062700aag.html . 23 September 2015 . dead .
- Web site: 1995 All-Met Football Team . washingtonpost.com . 23 August 2014.
- News: NO. 6 DEMATHA 3, ST. JOHN'S 0 . . October 8, 1995 . December 10, 2017 . Grayson, Lawrence.
- Web site: Andrew Bayes . Sports Reference LLC . sports-reference.com . March 6, 2015.
- Web site: 2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. August 16, 2014. 6. November 26, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181126094941/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/awards.pdf. dead.
- Web site: 1999 Statistical Leaders . fs.ncaa.org . September 17, 2014.
- Web site: Trophy Case . East Carolina Pirates . 18 September 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006032427/http://www.ecupirates.com/piratepassage/m-footbl/ecu-pp-m-footbl-trophy-case.html . 6 October 2014 .
- Web site: C-USA individual records . grfx.cstv.com . September 17, 2014 . September 3, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903185822/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/c-usa/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/14-cusa-media-guide.pdf . dead .
- Web site: Foursome Elected To ECU Athletics Hall Of Fame . ecupirates.com . July 25, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201021642/http://ecupirates.com/news/2017/7/25/general-foursome-elected-to-ecu-athletics-hall-of-fame.aspx . November 30, 2017. 2017-12-01 .
- Web site: Andrew Bayes . nfldraftscout.com . November 30, 2017.
- Web site: TRANSACTIONS . . April 29, 2000 . March 6, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150306224005/http://www.nytimes.com/2000/04/29/sports/transactions-020575.html . March 6, 2015 .
- Web site: Keeping Doubts at Bay.
- Web site: Andrew Bayes . justsportsstats.com . March 6, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150306224631/http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=bayesand001 . March 6, 2015 .
- Web site: TRANSACTIONS . . January 31, 2002 . March 6, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150306224046/http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/31/sports/transactions-397113.html . March 6, 2015 .