Dick Anderson
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Position (s): Safety |
Jersey number (s): 40 |
| born February 10, 1946 in Midland , Michigan | |
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| Active : 1968 - 1977 | |
| NFL Draft : 1968 / Round: 3 / Pick: 73 | |
| College : Colorado | |
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| Interceptions | 34 |
| the resulting gain in space | 792 yards |
| Touchdowns | 3 |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
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| College Football Hall of Fame | |
Richard Paul "Dick" Anderson (born February 10, 1946 in Midland , Michigan ) is a retired American American football player. He played as safety in the National Football League (NFL) with the Miami Dolphins .
Player career
College career
Dick Anderson visited in Boulder , Colorado , the High School . From 1965 to 1967 he studied at the University of Colorado , where he played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes in the position of a safety device. During his three seasons he broke two university records. He got 14 interceptions and 123 tackles . In 1967 he was elected All American . That year he was able to win the Bluebonnet Bowl with his team against the University of Miami with 31:21. In 1989 he was elected to the University of Colorado All Century Team along with his brother Bobby Anderson .
Professional career
Richard Anderson was selected as the 73rd player in the 1968 third round of the NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins. As early as his rookie year, his coach George Wilson placed him as a starter in the safety position. In his first year he got eight interceptions with which he achieved a space gain of 230 yards . This value was the annual high in the American Football League (AFL). In 1970 Don Shula took over the coaching position with the Dolphins. In the next few years, the Miami team around quarterback Bob Griese and running back Larry Csonka should have a say in the American Football Conference (AFC). Anderson was next to his safety partner Jake Scott an important part of the defense of the team, which would go down in NFL history with players like linebacker Nick Buoniconti as the No Name Defense ( defense of the nameless ).
While the Dolphins failed prematurely in the play-offs in 1970 , they were able to move into the AFC Championship Game against the Baltimore Colts in the following year with a 27:24 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs . Anderson played a key role in his team's 21-0 victory. He succeeded in the third quarter of the game to intercept a pass thrown by quarterback Johnny Unitas and to carry the ball back over a distance of 62 yards into the opposing end zone to the meanwhile score of 14: 0. In the following Super Bowl, however , the Dolphins failed to the Dallas Cowboys trained by Tom Landry with 24: 3.
1972 Anderson managed to win his second AFC title. In the divisional play-off game against the Cleveland Browns , he was able to intercept two passes of the opposing quarterback in the 15-0 victory of his team. With a 21:17 victory in the following AFC Championship Game over the Pittsburgh Steelers , the Dolphins managed to move into Super Bowl VII , where they met the Washington Redskins , who lost 14: 7.
1973 turned out to be the most successful year for Dick Anderson. First he was able to move into the play-offs again with his team. In the 34:16 victory of his Dolphins over the Cincinnati Bengals , he intercepted a pass from quarterback Ken Anderson . With a 27:10 win over the Oakland Raiders , which were overseen by John Madden , the Florida team moved into Super Bowl VIII , where the Minnesota Vikings were finally defeated 24: 7. Because of his athletic achievements, Anderson was named NFL Defensive Player of the Year in the same game year . He had scored eight interceptions and two touchdowns in the regular season . Both values represented the league year's best performance.
After the 1974 regular season, Anderson managed to move into the play-offs for the fifth time in a row with his Dolphins. The season ended, however, with a 28:26 victory for the Raiders, although an interception by Anderson against Ken Stabler could not prevent the Dolphins' narrow defeat.
The next rounds were not successful for Richard Anderson. The 1975 season he had to sit out completely due to an injury. During his injury-related absence, he took the office of chairman of the National Football League Players Association (union of the NFL players). He held the office until 1977. In the 1976 season , Anderson was only used as a substitute. He was unable to fully recover from his injuries. He therefore ended his career after the 1977 season .
After the playing career
Dick Anderson became a successful businessman after his playing career. Among other things, he ran an insurance office and a trading company. From 1979 to 1982 he was a Democrat in the Florida Senate .
Honors
Dick Anderson played three Pro Bowl times, was elected All Pro three times , and is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame , Colorado Sports Hall of Fame , Florida Sports Hall of Fame, and the 1970s NFL All-Decade Team . The Miami Dolphins honor him in the Miami Dolphins Honor Roll .
Web links
- College Statistics by Dick Anderson
- Dick Anderson in the Florida Sports Hall of Fame
- Dick Anderson biography
- Interview with Dick Anderson
- Short biography
- Dick Anderson at the Miami Dolphins
Individual evidence
- ^ The Best Miami Dolphins Not in the Pro Football Hall of Fame (Defense). In: bleacherreport.com. March 9, 2011, accessed October 3, 2017 .
- ↑ Statistics AFC Championship Game 1971
- ↑ Statistics Super Bowl VI
- ↑ Statistics AFC Divisional Play-Off Game Dolphins vs. Browns 1972
- ↑ Statistics AFC Championship Game 1972
- ↑ Statistics Super Bowl VII
- ↑ Statistics AFC Divisional Play-Off Game Dolphins vs. Bengals 1973
- ↑ Statistics AFC Championship Game 1973
- ↑ Statistics Super Bowl VIII
- ↑ Statistics AFC Divisional Play-Off Game Dolphins vs. Raiders 1974
source
- Garo Yepremian , Skip Clayton, Garo Yepremian's Tales from the Miami Dolphins , Sports Publishing LLC, 2002, ISBN 9781582615509
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| SURNAME | Anderson, Dick |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Anderson, Richard Paul (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 10, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Midland , Michigan , United States |