Andy Dorris Andy Dorris ( born August 11 , 1951 ) is a retired American professional football player . He was born in Bellaire , Ohio and attended college at New Mexico State University . Dorris played in the National Football League for nine seasons . He spent most of his professional career with the New Orleans Saints and the Houston Oilers . Dorris is currently a sales representative for Hanson Pipe and Precast in Houston , Texas . Professional career . The Cleveland Browns drafted Andy Dorris with the 93rd pick in the 1973 NFL Draft . He initially signed a three - year contract with the team . Before the season began , Cleveland traded Dorris to the St . Louis Cardinals . He played in four games for St . Louis in his first season as a professional . In October 1973 , St . Louis traded Dorris to the New Orleans Saints in exchange for a draft choice . Dorris spent three full seasons with the Saints . In a game against the Atlanta Falcons in 1976 , Dorris sacked Falcons quarterback Steve Bartkowski . Bartkowski left the game with a knee injury . At the beginning of the 1977 NFL season , the Seattle Seahawks acquired Dorris from New Orleans . Dorris played four games for the Seahawks . The Seahawks placed him on waivers in October , 1977 . As a free agent , Dorris participated in tryouts for two teams , but he was rejected both times . In November 1977 , the Houston Oilers ' Elvin Bethea broke his arm during a game . Coach " Bum " Philips replaced him with Andy Dorris . In Houston , Dorris was part of a team that came to be known as " Bum ' s boys . " Under Bumís relaxed leadership style , Dorris bulked up and became a formidable defensive lineman . In 1979 , Dorris was the starting left defensive end for the Oilers . He recorded three sacks in a December matchup against the Denver Broncos . Dorris signed a new contract with the Oilers in 1980 . 1979 and 1980 were two of the most successful seasons for the Houston Oilersí franchise . In both seasons , the team finished the season with 11 wins and 5 losses but failed to make the Super Bowl . Dorris was known as a locker - room prankster . He and a teammate once put blue dye in a shower head , turning a teammate ' s skin blue . Houston placed Dorris on the injured reserve list at the beginning of the 1982 season , but he had already played his last game as a professional . In 1990 , he attended a reunion luncheon of many former Oilers players at the Southern Plantation Restaurant . Later career . Dorris works as a sales representative for Hanson Pipe and Precast . The company produces pipes and precast concrete forms for a variety of commercial and industrial purposes . Awards and recognition . In his last year at New Mexico State , Dorris was named outstanding senior athlete . In 2006 , the Missouri Valley Conference announced its football " All - Centennial Team . " Conference officials selected Andy Dorris as one of the 14 players representing the decade of the 1970s . Dorris was all - MVC at New Mexico State in 1972 . In 2007 , Coach Philips and many of his former players , including Dorris , held a reunion during halftime of a Houston Texans game . Dorris attended a New Mexico State Aggies football reunion in April , 2012 . The event consisted of a gathering of former players on Friday , April 27 . Personal life . Dorris and his wife have three children : Meredith , Sam , and Zach . He has five grandchildren .