Former Atlanta Falcons great William Andrews was being held in the Cobb County jail Friday following his arrest on a civil contempt charge.
Andrews, 56, of Alpharetta, allegedly failed to pay child support and was arrested Thursday afternoon by a Cobb County deputy, a spokeswoman for the sheriff's office told the AJC. Andrews was being held without bond Friday afternoon.
Andrews' criminal record includes arrests in Gwinnett, Cobb and DeKalb counties, records show.
On Sept. 19, 2004, the day the former Falcons running back was inducted into the Ring of Honor, he was in the Cobb County jail for contempt of court after failing to pay child support. Andrews spent much of 2006 in the DeKalb County Jail on theft by taking charges in an alleged loan fraud case.
A native of Thomasville, Andrews was drafted by the Falcons in the third round of the 1979 draft. He was a Pro Bowl running back for the next four years before a knee injury cut his promising career short after five seasons in the league.
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