Spending four years literally playing the field as a linebacker and then a long snapper at Vanderbilt University, Andrew East was used to collecting wins.

And while he earned a spot on the honor roll several times and was named a finalist for the Wuerffel Trophy recognizing academics, athletics and service, he's well aware his biggest play happened off the turf.

Marrying Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson East meant his "ego has never had a chance to shine," the football player joked on Special Forces: World's Toughest Test . "It is always like, 'You’re Shawn’s husband, right?'"

Though that's a position he plays with pride.

The topic "was brought up in a conversation that we were just having casually in a car," Andrew explained in an exclusive interview with E! News . "It wa

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