Dick Anderson

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Dick Anderson
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Anderson in 2014
No. 40
Position:Safety
Personal information
Born: (1946-02-10) February 10, 1946 (age 75)
Midland, Michigan
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school:Boulder (Boulder, Colorado)
College:Colorado
NFL Draft:1968 / Round: 3 / Pick: 73
Career history
  • Miami Dolphins (1968–1977)
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× Super Bowl champion (VIII, VII)
  • NFL Defensive Player of the Year (1973)
  • 2× First-team All-Pro (1972, 1973)
  • Second-team All-Pro (1974)
  • 3× Pro Bowl (1972–1974)
  • NFL interceptions leader (1973)
  • NFL 1970s All-Decade Team
  • Miami Dolphins Honor Roll
  • Consensus All-American (1967)
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions:34
Interception return yards:792
Touchdowns:3
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Richard Paul Anderson (born February 10, 1946) is an American former professional football player who was a safety for the Miami Dolphins of the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons during the 1960s and 1970s. He played college football at Colorado, and was recognized as a consensus All-American. He was selected in third round of the 1968 NFL/AFL draft, and he played for his entire professional career for the Dolphins.

Career[]

Anderson was named a consensus first-team All-American in his senior season at the University of Colorado, and set a school record with 14 career interceptions . Anderson was selected by the Dolphins in the 1968 NFL/AFL Draft, and was named the AFL defensive rookie of the year. He was a three-time Pro Bowler in 1972, 1973 (in which he was NFL Defensive Player of the Year), and 1974, in which he was one of the leaders of the Dolphins well known No Name Defense. Anderson was also the president of the National Football League Players Association from 1975 until he retired.

In his nine AFL/NFL seasons, Anderson recorded 34 interceptions, which he returned for 792 yards and 3 touchdowns. He also recovered 15 fumbles, returning them for 100 yards and a touchdown. On special teams, he gained 430 yards returning kickoffs and punted the ball nine times for 335 yards.

After retirement, Anderson became a successful businessman and a Florida state senator. In 1993, he was enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame. His brother is Bobby Anderson, an All-American running back at Colorado and the eleventh overall pick of the 1970 NFL Draft, selected by the Denver Broncos. His son, Blake Anderson, played wide receiver for the University of Colorado.

On December 3, 1973, Anderson had perhaps his greatest personal effort in his career, becoming the 7th player to intercept 4 passes in a single game in NFL history in the Dolphins 30-26 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Since that date, another six players have tied that mark.[1]

On December 3, 2006, Anderson was inducted into the Miami Dolphins Honor Roll during halftime of the Dolphins-Jaguars game. He is one of two players inducted that year, the other being Richmond Webb, who was inducted December 25 against the Jets. Anderson was the first individual defensive back inducted into the Honor Roll. The entire 1972 Dolphins roster is a part of the Honor Roll, including Anderson.

In 2018, the Professional Football Researchers Association named Anderson to the PFRA Hall of Very Good Class of 2018.[2] He is noted for being one of four players from the NFL All-Decade team from the 1970s to not eventually have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Celebrity golf[]

Anderson has competed at the American Century Championship, an annual golf competition to determine the best players among American sports and entertainment celebrities. He won the tournament in 1994 and has a total of 11 top ten finishes.[3] The tournament, televised by NBC in July, is played at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course in Lake Tahoe, Nevada.[4]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Monday Night Football - Dec. 3, 1973 - Pittsburgh at Miami". Espn.go.com. 2002-09-19. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
  2. ^ "PFRA Hall of Very Good Class of 2018". Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  3. ^ "American Century Championship Top Ten Performances". Tahoe Celebrity Golf.com. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
  4. ^ "The Golf Course". Edgewood Tahoe.com. Retrieved July 16, 2010.

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