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Tony 'Andre' Samuels who we all enjoyed watching and cheering on our senior year died in Tampa, Florida. After leaving Northeast he attended Bethune-Cookman and was picked up in 1977 by the NFL Draft to play for the Kansas City Chiefs, in 1980 he was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and in 1983 by the Washington Federals. Thank you to Mike Loomis for providing this information about Tony.
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Wayne Wells
Andre Antonio (Tony) Samuels (December 30, 1954 – September 12, 2001) was an American football tight end who played four seasons in the National Football League with the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth round of the 1977 NFL Draft. He first enrolled at Florida A&M University before transferring to Bethune-Cookman University. Samuels attended Northeast High School in St. Petersburg, Florida. He was also a member of the Washington Federals of the United States Football League. (Information from Wikipedia)