Background
Andrusyshyn was born in Germany before his family moved to Ontario, Canada.
Andrusyshyn was born in Germany before his family moved to Ontario, Canada.
He attended Oakville Trafalgar High School where he practiced track and soccer.
He played in 1978 for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He later played with the Tampa Bay Bandits of the United States Football League from 1983–1985 and ended his career with the Montreal Alouettes in 1986. He held the Canadian javelin record with a throw of 242 feet 6 inches.
He received a track and field scholarship for University of California, Los Angeles, but suffered an elbow injury while preparing for the 1968 Summer Olympics and decided to walk-on to the football team
In one practice he kicked field goals of 57 and 62 yards. He led the National Collegiate Athletic Association in punting as a sophomore with a 44.2 average, but against University of Southern California he missed an extra point that gave them the victory and the eventual 1967 championship.
He would become a two-time All-American punter (1967, 1969). He was voted to University of California, Los Angeles"s All Century Team.
Dallas Cowboys
Andrusyshyn was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the ninth round (231st overall) of the 1970 NFL Draft.
He was waived before the start of the season. Toronto Argonauts
On October 23, 1977, he recorded a 108-yard punt against the Edmonton Eskimos, which still stands as the longest punt in professional football history. On September 14, 1980 against the Saskatchewan Roughriders, he set the record for the longest field goal (57 yards) in Canadian Football League history.
Kansas City Chiefs
In 1978, he signed as a free agent with the Kansas City Chiefs.
He was waived in August 1979. Tampa Bay Bandits
He played three season (1983-1985) with the Tampa Bay Bandits of the USFL.