Billy Anderson (running back)

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Billy Anderson
No. 46
Position: Defensive back / Halfback
Personal information
Born: (1929-03-03) March 3, 1929 (age 95)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school: Susan Miller Dorsey
(Los Angeles, California)
College: Compton CC (CA)
NFL draft: 1953  / Round: 1 / Pick: 6
Career history
Player stats at PFR

William Anderson (born March 3, 1929) is a former American football running back who played two seasons with the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Chicago Bears with the sixth pick of the first round of the 1953 NFL Draft. [1] He played college football at Compton Community College and attended Susan Miller Dorsey High School in Los Angeles, California. [2]

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References

  1. "1953 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-04-01.
  2. "BILLY ANDERSON". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-09. Retrieved May 18, 2015.