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American football player (born 1956)
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American football player
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
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:123
Rushing average:5.1
Touchdowns:1
Player stats at 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."

Playing career※

Anderson attended Thomas McKean High School where he was a two-time All-Stater. In 1994, Anderson was inducted into the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame and was also inducted into Temple University Hall of Fame. 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."

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

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