Mike Anderson (linebacker)

Mike Anderson

Anderson from 1971 LSU yearbook
Profile
Position	Linebacker
Personal information
Born	(1949-02-06) February 6, 1949 (age 76) Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Career information
High school	Baton Rouge (LA) Robert E. Lee
College	LSU (1968–1970)
Awards and highlights
Consensus All-American (1970) First-team All-SEC (1970) Second-team All-SEC (1968)

Michael Howard Anderson (born February 6, 1949) is an American former football player.

Playing career

Anderson graduated from Robert E. Lee High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in 1967 and then attended Louisiana State University in the same city. ^[1] He played college football for the LSU Tigers from 1967 to 1970 and was a consensus All-American linebacker in 1970. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Post-playing career

Anderson later operated restaurants in Baton Rouge and New Orleans called Mike Anderson's Seafood. ^[5] In 2014, he sued the NCAA and Riddell Inc., a helmet manufacturer, seeking compensation for head injuries he sustained while playing college football. He alleged that the defendants failed to protect players from, or to inform them adequately about, brain injuries. ^{[1] [5]}

References

1. Mark Broussard (March 11, 2014). "NCAA, Riddell target of Mike Anderson lawsuit". The Advocate. Archived from the original on March 16, 2014.
2. "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 6. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
3. Scott Rabalais (July 20, 2022). "'The strongest linebacker,' Mike Anderson became an all-time LSU great". The Advocate.
4. "Mike Anderson Stats, Position, College, Transactions". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
5. Emily Lane (March 4, 2014). "NCAA, helmet manufacturer targets in former LSU linebacker Mike Anderson's lawsuit". The Times-Picayune.