Curtis Anderson (American football, born 1957)

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Curtis Anderson
No. 90
Position:
Central State
NFL draft:1979 / Round: 5 / Pick: 128
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:6
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Curtis Lee Anderson (born May 16, 1957) is a former

Oklahoma Outlaws and Jacksonville Bulls in the United States Football League (USFL). He played college football at Central State University
.

Early years

Anderson attended

defensive line
.

He led the team in sacks and tied for the lead in interceptions in his last 3 seasons. As a junior, he had 12 sacks in 10 games. As a senior, he registered 7 sacks in 9 games.

In 2011, he was inducted into the Central State University Athletic Hall of Fame.

Professional career

Anderson was selected by the

1979 NFL Draft. He was waived on August 18.[1]

On October 9, 1979, he was signed as a free agent by the Kansas City Chiefs to replace an injured Mike Bell.[2] He was released on July 21, 1980.[3]

In 1980, he signed with the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League. He was released on June 29, 1981.[4]

On November 23, 1982, he was signed by the

Oklahoma Outlaws in the first round of the United States Football League expansion draft at the end of the season.[6]

In 1984, he led the Outlaws in sacks with 11. At the end of the season, the league consolidated from 18 to 14 teams and Anderson was allocated to the Jacksonville Bulls.[7] In 1985, he had 3 sacks. The league folded in 1986.

On July 23,

training camp on August 2.[9]

On July 14,

NFL decided that the games would be played with replacement players. In September, he was signed to be a part of the Green Bay Packers replacement team.[12]
He was released at the end of the strike.

References

  1. ^ "Transactions". Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  2. ^ "Transactions". Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  3. ^ "Transactions". Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  4. ^ "Transactions". Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  5. ^ "Transactions". Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  6. ^ "Defensive End Chosen As Outlaws' First Pick". Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  7. ^ "Transactions". Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  8. ^ "Transactions". Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  9. ^ "Transactions". Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  10. ^ "Transactions". Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  11. ^ "Transactions". Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  12. ^ "Who's playing today and for whom". Lakeland Ledger. October 4, 1987.

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