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My Take
Andrew Whitworth embodies the kind of greatness I find most persuasive: unglamorous, cumulative, and earned in near anonymity. Offensive tackles rarely make highlight reels, yet he protected quarterbacks at an elite level for sixteen NFL seasons, eleven in Cincinnati and five in Los Angeles, and walked away as the oldest tackle in league history and the oldest offensive lineman ever to win a Super Bowl. That final championship felt like the football gods settling an overdue account. A towering figure out of Monroe, Louisiana, by way of LSU, he turned durability and professionalism into an art form. If I were building a locker room culture, I would start with someone like him.
Overview
Andrew James Whitworth (born December 12, 1981) is an American former professional football tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons. He spent 11 seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals and five with the Los Angeles Rams. Noted for the longevity of his career, he retired as the oldest tackle in NFL history and was the oldest offensive lineman to win a Super Bowl.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Andrew Whitworth
- Name (Japanese)
- アンドリュー・ウィットワース
- Reading
- あんどりゅー・うぃっとわーす
- Born
- December 12, 1981 (age 44)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Rooster
- Origin
- Monroe, Louisiana, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 201 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- American football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- West Monroe High School
- University
- Louisiana State University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Xhttps://x.com/awhitworth77
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew%20Whitworth
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-10
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.