boston.com - 8/3/2008
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CANTON, Ohio -- The following is the complete transcript of Andre Tippett's Hall of Fame speech, provided by the NFL and ASAP Sports:
"Thank you, Robert Kraft. As Robert told you guys, he and I have shared so much personally and professionally. When I was contemplating retirement, he chose to keep me in the front office, and for that I'm ever grateful. He and I share a common bond of ...
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It’s Official Andre Tippett Is In the Hall
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... Then came Tippett’s turn. Over the next several minutes he talked about many of the people who who helped him and his career over his 12 seasons in the league, including thanking former Patriots Director of Player Personnel Dick Steinberg, the Sullivan family, his former coaches Raymond Berry and Rod Rust. He then moved on to thanking the Kraft family, his former fellow linebackers, his high school coach Frank Verducci and his family. ...
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History is on curriculum —
Boston.com -- Football news 8/2/2008
Rookie linebacker Jerod Mayo admitted he didn't know who Andre Tippett was before he joined the Patriots. With Tippett, the franchise's all-time leader in sacks with 100, set to be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, today, ...
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Boston.com -- Football news 8/3/2008
CANTON, Ohio - As red and white fireworks exploded into the air, former Patriots outside linebacker Andre Tippett stepped forward to deliver his Hall of Fame enshrinement speech last night before 16,664 fans at Fawcett Stadium.
