UH honors Heisman winner Andre Ware with 11-yard-line at TDECU Stadium

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For all the yards Heisman Trophy winner Andre Ware piled up at the University of Houston, it was only a matter of time before he got his own permanent spot on the field.

UH honored Ware on Sunday by unveiling an 11-yard marker – in honor of his jersey number – in the southeast corner of TDECU Stadium.

"I just happened to be the guy who got the keys to one of the greatest cars in the history of college football," Ware said.

This year marks the 25th anniversary of Ware becoming the first African-American quarterback to win college football's most prestigious award. He threw for 4,699 yards and 44 touchdowns in the Cougars' Run-N-Shoot offense as a junior in 1989.

"This school has been so good to me," Ware said.