[3] Andrusyshyn participated with the Canadian team in the javelin throw, shot put and discus during the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
[citation needed] Andrusyshyn received a track and field scholarship from UCLA to compete in the javelin throw, but suffered an elbow injury while preparing for the 1968 Summer Olympics and decided to walk-on to the football team after kicking in a tryout 14 field goals in a row from 45 yards out.
Against the University of Southern California in a contest that was called "the game of the century", he missed one field goal, had two blocked, and failed a critical extra point that gave them the victory and the eventual 1967 National championship.
[citation needed] Andrusyshyn was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the ninth round (231st overall) of the 1970 NFL draft.
[citation needed] In September 1982, he was claimed off waivers by the Edmonton Eskimos to replace Hank Ilesic, unavailable due to a contract dispute.
[16] On December 29, 1982, he signed as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Bandits of the United States Football League.
[18] On October 1, 1986, he signed as a free agent with the Montreal Alouettes to replace an injured Roy Kurtz.
[citation needed] Andrusyshyn was ordained a minister in the Southern Baptist denomination in 1990 in Nashville, Tennessee.
[citation needed] Andrusyshyn was the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Tampa Area Director from March 1987, completing 20 years with FCA in 2007.