Don Anderson (American football)

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Don Anderson
No. 36, 23
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1963-07-08) July 8, 1963 (age 58)
Detroit, Michigan
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school:Cody (MI)
College:Purdue
NFL Draft:1985 / Round: 2 / Pick: 32
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games played:16
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Donald Cortez Anderson (born July 8, 1963) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League for the Indianapolis Colts and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played college football at Purdue University.

Early years[]

Anderson attended Cody High School. He accepted a football scholarship from Purdue University, where he became a three-year starter. He tied the school record with 11 career interceptions.

Professional career[]

Anderson was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the second round (32nd overall) of the 1985 NFL Draft.[1] He was limited with injuries, appearing in five games as a backup cornerback, while making one interception and one forced fumble. He was released on August 26, 1986.[2]

On March 30, 1987, he was signed as a free agent by the San Francisco 49ers.[3] He was released on August 28.[4]

On September 16, 1987, he was signed as a free agent by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, to replace an injured Vito McKeever.[5] He appeared in 11 games as a backup cornerback and recovered one fumble, during the strike shortened season. He was released before the start of the 1988 season.

References[]

  1. ^ "1985 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  2. ^ "Transactions". Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  3. ^ "Transactions". Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  4. ^ "Transactions". Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  5. ^ "McKeever put on IR list". Retrieved January 12, 2019.

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