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| Position: | Running back | ||||||
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| Born: | September 27, 1956 Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 197 lb (89 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Wilmington (DE) Thomas McKean | ||||||
| College: | Temple | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 1979 | ||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||
Anthony Eugene Anderson (born September 27, 1956) is a former professional American football running back. He played for two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Pittsburgh Steelers, where he won a Super Bowl ring in Super Bowl XIV against the Los Angeles Rams, and also played with the Atlanta Falcons. Anderson played for the Philadelphia Stars of the United States Football League (USFL) in the 1983 season.[1][2]
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Playing career
Anderson attended Thomas McKean High School[3] where he was a two-time All-Stater. In 1994, Anderson was inducted into the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame[4] and was also inducted into Temple University Hall of Fame.[2] Anderson was at the time the second leading ground-gainer in Temple football history. Anderson earned the All-East and All-American awards while at Temple.[2]
As part of the nationwide kickoff to the Super Bowl 50 celebration, the NFL launched today the Super Bowl High School Honor Roll initiative recognizing schools and communities that contributed to Super Bowl history and positively impacted the game of football.[5] On January 11, 2016, Anderson received this honor at Thomas McKean high School. That night, the high school also retired his jersey number.
Personal life
Anderson owns a construction company in Delaware and does motivational speaking engagements. Anderson had a small role in the made-for-TV movie, Fighting Back a story about Rocky Bleier. Anthony Anderson has a son named Anthony Brown who was a running back that played football for Wesley College in Dover, Delaware
References
- ^ "Anthony Anderson". Just Sports Stats.
- ^ a b c "Anthony Anderson". Owl Sports.
- ^ "Anthony Anderson Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
- ^ "Past Inductees". Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28.
1994 Anthony Anderson
- ^ "League launches Super Bowl High School Honor Roll". NFL.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
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