Gary Anderson (running back)
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College: | Arkansas | ||||||
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NFL draft: | 1983 / Round: 1 / Pick: 20 | ||||||
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Gary Wayne Anderson (born April 18, 1961) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL), United States Football League (USFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL) from 1983 to 1995.
USFL
Anderson was drafted in the first round of the 1983 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers, but could not agree on a contract. Instead, Anderson signed to play for the Tampa Bay Bandits of the USFL in 1983 after a college football career at the University of Arkansas. Anderson had filed suit against his first agent, Dr. Jerry A. Argovitz, and the Tampa Bay Bandits. The suit alleged that Argovitz misrepresented the Chargers' offer and that Argovitz steered Anderson to the Bandits in exchange for a USFL franchise (the Houston Gamblers). Sports Illustrated August 29, 1983.
Anderson started late in the season and quickly became the
NFL
In 1985, Anderson signed with the NFL's
In 1989, he sat out the season in a contract dispute with the Chargers. Anderson returned in 1990 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and rushed for 646 yards on 166 carries. He played with the Buccaneers as a reserve running back until 1993, when he played briefly for the Detroit Lions before retiring.
CFL
In 1995, Anderson came out of retirement to play in the CFL for the expansion Memphis Mad Dogs where he joined a man who coached against him in the USFL, Pepper Rodgers. Anderson scored three touchdowns and gained 523 rushing and receiving yards and scoring 4 total touchdowns in his lone CFL season. When the US teams folded, the Saskatchewan Roughriders selected him the 12th round of the dispersal draft, but released him prior to the start of the 1996 season.[1]
Professional career statistics
Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
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G | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
1983 | TBB | 8 | 7 | 97 | 516 | 5.3 | 73 | 4 | 29 | 347 | 12.0 | 49 | 0 |
1984 | TBB | 18 | 18 | 268 | 1,008 | 3.8 | 40 | 19 | 66 | 682 | 10.3 | 37 | 2 |
1985 | TBB | 18 | 17 | 276 | 1,207 | 4.4 | 68 | 16 | 72 | 678 | 9.4 | 41 | 4 |
1985 | SD | 12 | 6 | 116 | 429 | 3.7 | 27 | 4 | 35 | 422 | 12.1 | 52 | 2 |
1986 | SD | 16 | 12 | 127 | 442 | 3.5 | 17 | 1 | 80 | 871 | 10.9 | 65 | 8 |
1987 | SD | 12 | 7 | 80 | 260 | 3.3 | 25 | 3 | 47 | 503 | 10.7 | 38 | 2 |
1988 | SD | 14 | 13 | 225 | 1,119 | 5.0 | 36 | 3 | 32 | 182 | 5.7 | 20 | 0 |
1989 | DNP | Missed season - Contract dispute | |||||||||||
1990 | TB | 16 | 13 | 166 | 646 | 3.9 | 22 | 3 | 38 | 464 | 12.2 | 74 | 2 |
1991 | TB | 16 | 5 | 72 | 263 | 3.7 | 64 | 1 | 25 | 184 | 7.4 | 21 | 0 |
1992 | TB | 15 | 4 | 55 | 194 | 3.5 | 18 | 1 | 34 | 284 | 8.4 | 34 | 0 |
1993 | TB | 6 | 1 | 28 | 56 | 2.0 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 89 | 8.1 | 28 | 1 |
1993 | DET | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 |
1995 | MEM | 14 | 0 | 66 | 250 | 3.8 | 17 | 3 | 28 | 273 | 9.8 | 27 | 1 |
Career | 169 | 103 | 1,576 | 6,390 | 4.1 | 73 | 58 | 497 | 4,979 | 10.0 | 74 | 22[2] |
References
- ^ "Gary Anderson (B)".
- ^ "Gary Anderson". Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 29, 2020.