Ken Anderson (American football player, 1949)

Ken Anderson
Position (s): Quarterback	Jersey number (s): 14
born on February 15, 1949 in Batavia , Illinois
Career information
Active : 1971 - 1986
NFL Draft : 1971 / Round: 3 / Pick: 67
College : Augustana College
Teams
player Cincinnati Bengals (1971–1986) Trainer Cincinnati Bengals (1993-2002) Jacksonville Jaguars (2003-2006) Pittsburgh Steelers (2007-2009)
Career statistics
Passes attempts quota	2,654 4,475 59.3%
Touchdowns Interceptions	197 160
Space gain rating	32,838 yards 81.9
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Coaching stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards
player 4 × Pro Bowl (1975, 1976, 1981, 1982) 1 × First-Team All-Pro (1981) 2 × Second-Team All-Pro (1974, 1975) MVP (1981) Bert Bell Award (1981) Comeback Player of the Year (1981) Trainer Super Bowl XLIII

Kenneth Allan "Ken" Anderson (* 15. February 1949 in Batavia , Illinois ) is a former American American football poker players at the position of quarterback . He played for the Cincinnati Bengals in the National Football League (NFL) for sixteen years .

Anderson worked another 17 years as an assistant coach (five years as offensive coordinator ) in the NFL and won as coach of the quarterbacks with the Pittsburgh Steelers to Super Bowl XLIII .

youth

Ken Anderson was born on February 15, 1949 in Batavia, Illinois. His father worked at Batavia High School , where Ken played basketball and baseball in addition to American football , and graduated in 1967. He played on the basketball team with his neighbor and later NBA player, Dan Issel .

college

After graduating from high school, Anderson went to Augustana College - originally to play basketball there. However, he made the jump to the football team and played college football as a quarterback after he was still used as a defensive back in high school . By the end of his college career, he held all ten school passing records . His basketball career was also successful, scoring over 1000 points for his team.

NFL

Although Anderson's potential was difficult to assess (small college with rather poor competition), the Cincinnati Bengals selected him in the third round of the 1971 NFL Draft as the 67th player. The then assistant to the general manager , Mike Brown , rated Anderson - together with his brother Pete - as the second round pick . After failing to convince the Bengals owner and head coach , their father Paul Brown , to select Anderson in the second round, they succeeded in the third round.

In his rookie season , Anderson appeared in eleven games - four from the start. In the second year, the 1972 season , he was the starting quarterback of the Bengals, where the coach of the quarterbacks, Bill Walsh , introduced his new West Coast offense .

In the so-called Dead Ball Era ("dead ball era" - a time historically low offensive performance) Anderson was one of the few quarterbacks who scored significantly more touchdowns than interceptions . For example, Dan Fouts (quarterback in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and one of the most high profile passing players) scored 34 touchdowns out of 57 interceptions in his five years in the Dead Ball Era, while Anderson scored 99 touchdowns out of 69 interceptions in his seven years. He also led the league with the best quarterback rating in the 1974 and 1975 seasons . After the rule changes of the 1978 season , Anderson continued to be successful and also led the NFL with the best rating for two consecutive years ( 1981 and 1982 ) under the new rules . Anderson had to play twice a season against the defense of the Pittsburgh Steelers, known in the 1970s as the Steel Curtain (Iron Curtain) and one of the best defenses in NFL history. In the 1973 season, the Steelers' defense only allowed a quarterback rating of 33.1 with 11 opposing touchdowns and 37 interceptions. In the 1974 season, the opponent's rating of the Steelers Defense rose to only 44.3, but Ken Anderson scored a rating of 109.7 in the home game against the Steelers when he made 20 of 22 passes and gained 227 yards of space.

The 1981 season was not only statistically his best season (passes for 3,754 yards with 29 touchdowns and 10 interceptions), he was also voted Most Valuable Player (MVP) and led the Bengals to the Super Bowl . After victories in the play-offs against the Buffalo Bills (28:21 in the Divisional Play-offs ) and the San Diego Chargers (27: 7 in the AFC Championship Game - the Freezer Bowl , in which he defeated Dan Fouts) the Bengals lost in Super Bowl XVI with 21:26 against the San Francisco 49ers to quarterback Joe Montana and head coach Bill Walsh , who perfected his West Coast offense in San Francisco and won two more Super Bowls with the 49ers. Despite the defeat, Anderson set two new records in the Super Bowl with 25 complete passes and a rate of 73.5%. Despite the success, Anderson started the 1981 season poorly. In the first game against the Seattle Seahawks , he only made 5 of 15 passes and threw two interceptions before he was replaced by the third quarterback of the Bengals, Turk Schonert - the second quarterback , Jack Thompson , was injured at the time. Behind Schonert as quarterback, the Bengals won the game with 27:21 - after 0:21 deficit. Before the next game, Anderson head coach Forrest convinced Gregg to let him play again. With Anderson as quarterback, the Bengals won the game against the New York Jets by 31:30. Anderson played the rest of the season from the start and led his team into the Super Bowl against the 49ers.

In the 1985 season , Anderson was replaced in the third game of the season by Boomer Esiason as starting quarterback and ended his career as a player after the 1986 season .

Trainer

After six years as a radio commentator, Ken Anderson started coaching the Bengals quarterbacks in 1993 . From 1996 to 2000 he was the offensive coordinator of the Cincinnati Bengals. After the Bengals scored the fewest points in team history during the 2000 season , Anderson was reassigned to the quarterbacks coach. He fulfilled this task for two years before he switched to the Jacksonville Jaguars . With the Jaguars, he coached the quarterbacks from 2003 to 2006 before moving to the 2007 season with the Pittsburgh Steelers under their new head coach, Mike Tomlin , as the quarterbacks coach. At the end of the 2008 season , he won Super Bowl XLIII with the Pittsburgh Steelers .

Records

When Ken Anderson retired, he held several NFL records, including the series with the most complete passes (20) in a row, the highest pass rate (20 out of 22 for 90.9%) in a game, and the highest pass rate (70 , 6%) in one season. He also held the record for the highest pass rate in a Super Bowl (73.5%). Four times he achieved the highest quarterback rating in the league (1975, 1976, 1981 and 1982) - as the only player in two consecutive seasons in two different decades. Anderson was named Most Valuable Player and four times to the Pro Bowl .

Despite his success, Anderson was not inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame to date (2016) . He made it into the final round of eliminations twice as a finalist and is now - since his last game was more than 25 years ago - dependent on the vote of the Senior Committee .

Private

Ken Anderson retired as a football coach in 2010 and lives in Hilton Head , South Carolina with his wife Cristy . The couple has three children.

In January 2014, Anderson established the Ken Anderson Foundation , a foundation that cares for adults with developmental disabilities , with a focus on autism .

Web links

• Ken Anderson Foundation (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Craig Brueske: Golden football presentation highlights Anderson's return to Batavia. Daily Herald, September 22, 2015, accessed February 15, 2016 : "" My dad was a custodian at the high school. " Growing up as a Bears fan, Anderson began playing football in 7th grade before becoming a 3-sport standout (football, basketball, baseball) in high school. " 
2. ↑ Dave Distel: Ken Anderson has won honors but not respect after a brilliant season as Cincinnati's quarterback. The veteran. The Bulletin, January 24, 1982, p. 12 of 41 (C-1) , accessed February 15, 2016 (English): "" My next door neighbor, "he said" was Dan Issel - and it was a basketball town . " ... Anderson was a forward and guard on the Batavia team, a junior on the team Issel took to 28-2 record in what was Issel's senior season. " 
3. ↑ Bob Sakamoto: All Ages Join In Batavia Basketball Madness. No. 7 Bulldogs Producing Excitement Again. Chicago Tribune, January 24, 1997, accessed February 15, 2016 : "" Very few people realize that Issel was only the seventh man on his sophomore team, "Vandersnick said. "But he was very unselfish, an incredibly hard worker, and he improved enough to start on the varsity as a junior." He was 6 feet 9 inches tall by his senior year and could've led the state in scoring if we had let him. But beating teams by 10 points was enough for us. And Anderson was a good ballplayer whose best sport might have been baseball. He had quite an arm. "" 
4. ↑ Dave Distel: Ken Anderson has won honors but not respect after a brilliant season as Cincinnati's quarterback. The veteran. The Bulletin, January 24, 1982, p. 12 of 41 (C-1) , accessed on February 15, 2016 (English): "He wrote a letter to the football coach and told him he would like to try to play football as well. He wrote that he was an all-conference defensive back. " 
5. ^ Tribe of Vikings Hall of Fame. Ken Anderson Class of 1971 - Induction Class of 2003. Augustana College, accessed on February 17, 2016 (English): "When he graduated he held every Augustana school passing record, which totals 10" 
6. ^ NFL great Ken Anderson visits "home". Augustana College, June 24, 2010; archived from the original on August 11, 2016 ; Retrieved on March 19, 2019 (English): "He set every passing record that the school had in football and he was a career 1,000 point scorer in basketball." 
7. ^ Geoff Hobson: Scouting trip in time: How Bengals drafted Ken Anderson. Cincinnati Bengals, April 28, 2015; Archived from the original on December 25, 2015 ; accessed on March 19, 2019 (English): “It was Pete Brown who got the tip on Anderson in one of those long-forgotten sojourns. And he agreed with Mike about Anderson in the second round. ... When the brothers began to mention Anderson in the second round, Paul Brown opted for Kansas guard Steve Lawson at No. 41. " 
8. ↑ Ken Anderson NFL Football Statistics. Pro-Football Reference, accessed February 19, 2016 . 
9. ^ Jon Milner: Walsh's legacy begins with West Coast offense. San Jose Mercury News, July 31, 2007, accessed on February 19, 2016 : “Walsh was the Bengals' offensive coordinator in the early 1970s when he created what would become the most-famous strategic system in all of sports - a system that revolutionized football, helped turn Joe Montana into a legend and propelled the 49ers to five Super Bowl titles. " 
10. ↑ Kerry Byrne: Injustice in Canton: the Case for Ken Anderson. Cold, Hard Football Facts Potentate of Pigskin. FootballNation, May 17, 2011, archived from the original on February 13, 2016 ; accessed on March 19, 2019 (English): "Fouts threw 34 TDs and 57 INTs in the Dead Ball Era * Anderson threw an incredible 99 TDs to just 69 INTs in the Dead Ball Era." 
11. ↑ Kerry Byrne: Injustice in Canton: the Case for Ken Anderson. Cold, Hard Football Facts Potentate of Pigskin. FootballNation, May 17, 2011, archived from the original on February 13, 2016 ; Retrieved on March 19, 2019 (English): "Anderson led the NFL in passer rating in both 1974 (95.7) and 1975 (93.9). And then he accomplished the feat again in 1981 (98.4) and 1982 (95.3). Anderson is the only player in NFL history to lead the league in passer rating two years in a row in both the Dead Ball and Live Ball Eras - an accomplishment that speaks volumes about his gifts as a Hall of Fame-caliber quarterback. " 
12. ↑ Geoff Hobson: Kenny Anderson's big weekend. Ken Anderson's big weekend starts where it all started in his hometown of Batavia, Ill. Cincinnati Bengals, September 18, 2015, archived from the original on January 30, 2016 ; Retrieved on March 19, 2019 (English): “That's one of the many reasons Anderson should be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He led the league in passing twice under the old rules (1974-75) and twice under the new rules (1981-82). " 
13. ↑ Gerry Dulac: Steelers Ken Anderson: Bengals legend wears black and gold now. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, September 27, 2009, accessed on August 3, 2016 (English): “He was so good that he is the only player in NFL history to lead the league in passing in back-to-back years in two different decades (1974-75 and 1981-82). " 
14. ^ William Noonan: Why Is Ken Anderson Not In The HOF? Bleacher Report, September 24, 2009, accessed August 11, 2016 : “The consistency with which Anderson was always among the league's most efficient passers is made all the more impressive by the fact that twice each year the Cincinnati QB had to line up against the Steel Curtain, arguably the greatest defense in history. " 
15. ↑ Kerry Byrne: Injustice in Canton: the Case for Ken Anderson. Cold, Hard Football Facts Potentate of Pigskin. FootballNation, May 17, 2011, archived from the original on February 13, 2016 ; Accessed on March 19, 2019 : "The mighty 1973 Steelers, for example, with their modern record 33.1 Defensive Passer Rating, allowed just 11 TD passes all year while hauling in a jaw-dropping 37 INTs." 
16. ↑ Kerry Byrne: Injustice in Canton: the Case for Ken Anderson. Cold, Hard Football Facts Potentate of Pigskin. FootballNation, May 17, 2011, archived from the original on February 13, 2016 ; accessed on March 19, 2019 (English): "Anderson was often the one quarterback the mighty Steelers struggled to contain. For example, in a game at Cincinnati in November 1974, Anderson shredded the Super Bowl-champion-bound Steel Curtain defense by completing an incredible 20 of 22 passes (90.9%) for 227 yards and a 109.7 rating in a 17-10 Bengals victory . " 
17. ↑ Geoff Hobson: Kenny Anderson's big weekend. Ken Anderson's big weekend starts where it all started in his hometown of Batavia, Ill. Cincinnati Bengals, September 18, 2015, archived from the original on January 30, 2016 ; accessed on March 19, 2019 (English): "He threw just 11 interceptions, although it was nothing like the '81 season when he threw 29 TDs against just 10 picks while throwing for a career-high 3,754 yards." 
18. ↑ Kerry Byrne: Injustice in Canton: the Case for Ken Anderson. Cold, Hard Football Facts Potentate of Pigskin. FootballNation, May 17, 2011, archived from the original on February 13, 2016 ; Retrieved on March 19, 2019 (English): "Sadly for Anderson, Cincy's Super Bowl loss came on the heels of what was probably the quarterback's signature game: a 27-7 win over the Chargers in the AFC title game, the famous" Freezer Bowl." Anderson dramatically outplayed Hall of Famer Fouts that day - in the coldest game in NFL history, at -37 degrees with the wind chill. " 
19. ↑ 1981 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics. In: pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved February 24, 2016 . 
20. ↑ Gerry Dulac: Steelers Ken Anderson: Bengals legend wears black and gold now. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, September 27, 2009, accessed August 3, 2016 (English): "In that game, Anderson set a Super Bowl record with 25 completions and a 73.5 completion percentage - numbers that have since been eclipsed." 
21. ↑ Top 40 Memorable Moments in Bengals History. Moments 31-40. Cincinnati Bengals, archived from the original on January 12, 2013 ; accessed on March 19, 2019 : "With Anderson's projected successor Jack Thompson hurting, Gregg improbably turns to second-year Stanford quarterback Turk Schonert in what may save the season before it even starts." 
22. ↑ Ken Anderson 1981 Game Log. Pro-Football-Reference.com, accessed on August 3, 2016 (English): "1 1981-09-06 1 32-203 CIN SEA W 27-21 * 5 15 33.33 39 0 2 2.8" 
23. ↑ Top 40 Memorable Moments in Bengals History. Moments 31-40. Cincinnati Bengals, archived from the original on January 12, 2013 ; Accessed on March 19, 2019 (English): "Two days later, Anderson convinces Gregg to start him in New York against the Jets and he leads a 31-30 victory that propels him to the 1981 NFL MVP award and the Bengals to the AFC title. " 
24. ^ Roberta Dias: Ken Anderson retires. The Bryan Times, June 3, 1987, p. 14 , accessed on August 3, 2016 (English): "Anderson was the Bengals starting quarterback from 1972 until the third game of the 1985 season when Boomer Esiason took over the job and demoted Anderson to backup. " 
25. ^ Steelers assistant Ken Anderson retires. Bleacher Report, January 5, 2010, accessed on August 3, 2016 (English): "After spending six years as a sportscaster, he was a Bengals assistant coach for 10 seasons before spending four seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars." 
26. ↑ Mark Curnutte: Anderson demoted to QB coach. Bengals will hire new offensive coordinator. The Cincinnati Enquirer, December 27, 2000, archived from the original on August 11, 2016 ; accessed on April 23, 2019 (English): "Bengals offensive coordinator Ken Anderson was demoted Tuesday to quarterbacks coach after the team scored the fewest points in franchise history" 
27. ↑ Statistics on www.pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2019 . 
28. ↑ Gerry Dulac: Steelers Ken Anderson: Bengals legend wears black and gold now. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, September 27, 2009, accessed August 3, 2016 : "Anderson is the second quarterbacks coach Roethlisberger has had in his six NFL seasons. He was hired when Mike Tomlin became head coach in 2007, replacing Mark Whipple. Anderson spent the previous four seasons as quarterbacks coach with the Jacksonville Jaguars. " 
29. ^ Gerry Dulac: Tomlin's coaching staff is complete. New Steelers coach adds six assistants. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, January 30, 2007, accessed August 11, 2016 : “Heading the list is former Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Ken Anderson, whose hiring as quarterbacks coach was reported last week. He will replace Mark Whipple, who was not retained, and has been entrusted with working with the team's franchise player, Ben Roethlisberger. " 
30. ↑ Super Bowl XLIII Arizona Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers in Tampa, Florida. United Press International, accessed August 11, 2016 (Photo by Anderson and Rothlisberger after winning Super Bowl XLIII): "Pittsburgh Steelers' quarterback Ben Roethlisberger hugs quaterback coach Ken Anderson after the Steelers defeated the Arizona Cardinals 27-23 at Super Bowl XLIII at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida on February 1, 2009. " 
31. ^ William Noonan: Why Is Ken Anderson Not In The HOF? Bleacher Report, September 24, 2009, accessed on August 11, 2016 (English): “At the time of Ken's retirement following the 1986 season, he held NFL records for consecutive pass completions (20), completion percentage for a single game (20 of 22, 90.9%, vs. Pittsburgh in 1974) and completion percentage for a season (70.6% in 1982), as well as the Super Bowl records for completion percentage (73.5%) (Since broken by Phil Simms) and completions (25 ). " 
32. ↑ Geoff Hobson: A birthday salute. Cincinnati Bengals, February 15, 2016; Archived from the original on August 11, 2016 ; Retrieved on March 19, 2019 : "4 - NFL passing titles won by Anderson in 1975-76 and 1981-82. He's the only man to win it back-to-back in two different decades. " 
33. ^ Paul Dehner Jr .: Munoz continues to push Ken Anderson for HOF. Bengals notebook on Anthony Munoz continuing to stump for former QB Ken Anderson to make the Hall of Fame, growth of his foundation and Broncos guard Evan Mathis on three empty years in Cincinnati. Cincinnati.com, February 3, 2016, accessed on August 11, 2016 (English): "Anderson was a league MVP, went to four Pro Bowls, four times led the NFL in passer rating, five times he finished in the top five in passing yards. Five times Anderson finished in the top two in completion percentage and interception percentage during his 16-year career. " 
34. ^ Paul Dehner Jr .: Munoz continues to push Ken Anderson for HOF. Bengals notebook on Anthony Munoz continuing to stump for former QB Ken Anderson to make the Hall of Fame, growth of his foundation and Broncos guard Evan Mathis on three empty years in Cincinnati. Cincinnati.com, February 3, 2016, accessed on August 11, 2016 (English, The 15 is a typo in the article - it's 25 years, see the two other sources without reference to Anderson.): “Anderson isn't in the Hall, of course. He was a finalist of the vote in 1996 and 1998. ... Since more than 15 years removed from retirement, his fate now lies in the hands of the senior committee. " 
35. ↑ Selection Process FAQ. How are Senior and Contributor Candidates Chosen? Pro Football Hall of Fame, accessed on August 16, 2016 (English): "To assure that older players, whose active careers have been completed at least 25 years, as well as those individuals who contributed to the game in ways other than playing and coaching will be considered along with the Modern Era players, a Seniors Committee and a Contributors Committee, each made up of nine veteran members of the overall Selection Committee, have been established. " 
36. ↑ Kenny Easley selected as finalist for Hall of Fame's class of 2017. Pro Football Hall of Fame, August 15, 2016, accessed on August 16, 2016 (English): “A senior nominee is a player whose career ended at least 25 years ago . " 
37. ^ Steelers assistant Ken Anderson retires. Bleacher Report, January 5, 2010, accessed August 3, 2016 : "Anderson initially contemplated retiring last summer, then told coach Mike Tomlin following the Steelers' season-ending 30-24 victory Sunday in Miami that he was leaving. " 
38. ↑ Craig Brueske: Golden football presentation highlights Anderson's return to Batavia. Daily Herald, September 22, 2015, accessed February 15, 2016 (English): "" When I first found out, I asked, 'how heavy is it,' "joked the 66-year-old Anderson, who lives with his wife, Cristy, in Hilton Head, SC " 
39. ^ Tribe of Vikings Hall of Fame. Ken Anderson Class of 1971 - Induction Class of 2003. Augustana College, accessed on February 17, 2016 (English): "Married to Cristy ... Three children: Matt, Megan and Molly" 
40. ↑ About. Ken Anderson Foundation, archived from the original on March 2, 2016 ; Retrieved on March 19, 2019 (English): "The Ken Anderson Foundation was established in January 2014. A group of individuals dedicated to the same goal, joined together with a vision. Our mission is to build a housing development with some of the residences specialized for adults living with autism and other developmental disabilities. "