Alfred Anderson (American football)

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Alfred Anderson
No. 46
Position: Running back
Personal information
Born: (1961-08-04) August 4, 1961 (age 63)
Waco, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:219 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school: Richfield (Waco, Texas) [1]
College: Baylor
NFL draft: 1984  / round: 3 / pick: 67
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:2,374
Average:3.8
Rushing touchdowns:22
Player stats at PFR

Alfred Anthony Anderson (born August 4, 1961) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL).

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Anderson was born and raised in Waco, Texas and played scholastically at Richfield High School. [2] He played college football for the Baylor Bears, [3] where, as a senior, he was honored by Football News as a second-team All-American. [4]

Anderson was selected in the third round of the 1984 NFL draft by the Minnesota Vikings, [5] and spent his entire career with them. [6]

College statistics

YearRushingReceivingReturns
AttYdsTDRecYdsTDKRYdsTD
1980 6429392230000
1981 6025181420101120
1982 2018378172061000
1983 23110461091130000
Career5562427354254311120 [7]

NFL career statistics

YearTeamGamesRushingReceiving
GGSAttYdsAvgLngTDRecYdsAvgLngTD
1984 MIN 16142017733.8232171026.0281
1985 MIN 126501212.41041617510.9541
1986 MIN 168833474.22921717910.5372
1987 MIN 1010683194.72727699.9220
1988 MIN 1613873003.41872324210.5191
1989 MIN 118521893.6142201939.7180
1990 MIN 116592073.514213806.2170
1991 MIN 165261184.5191122.020
Career108706262,3743.829221141,0429.1545 [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Turner, Pat (September 22, 1979). "Richfield Shocks John Tyler!". Tyler Morning Telegraph.
  2. ↑ "Alfred Anderson". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Alfred Anderson Stats". NFL.com. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  4. ↑ "All-America". The Sioux City Journal. November 30, 1983. p. C2. Retrieved February 26, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "1984 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Alfred Anderson Stats". Pro Football Archives. Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Alfred Anderson College Stats".
  8. ↑ "Alfred Anderson". Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 28, 2020.


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