Anthony Anderson (running back)

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Anthony Anderson
No. 33
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1956-09-27) September 27, 1956 (age 67)
Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:197 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school:Wilmington (DE) Thomas McKean
College:Temple
Undrafted:1979
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • Super Bowl champion (XIV)
  • Delaware Sports Hall of Fame
    (1994)
  • Temple Owls Hall of Fame (1994)
Career NFL statistics
Rushing att–yards:24–123
Kick returns–yards:20–297
Touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Anthony Eugene Anderson (born September 27, 1956) is a former professional

Philadelphia Stars of the United States Football League (USFL) in the 1983 season.[1][2]

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 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

  1. ^ "Anthony Anderson". Just Sports Stats.
  2. ^ a b c "Anthony Anderson". Owl Sports.
  3. ^ "Anthony Anderson Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  4. ^ "Past Inductees". Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. 1994 Anthony Anderson
  5. ^ "League launches Super Bowl High School Honor Roll". NFL.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
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