Richard Paul Anderson
Position: DB
Height: 6-2 Weight: 196 lbs.
Born: February 10, 1946 in Midland, MI
College: Colorado (school history)
Drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the 3rd round (73rd overall) of the 1968 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 74 (496th overall since 1950)
3-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
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| All-Time Rank: #299. Lester Hayes… #300. Russ Washington… #301. Jerry Kramer… #302. DICK ANDERSON… #303. Bob Kuechenberg… #304. Stanley Morgan… #305. Erich Barnes… |
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty | AV |
| 1968 | 22 | MIA | RS/ls | 40 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 230 | 1 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 1969 | 23 | MIA | RS | 40 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 106 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| 1970 | 24 | MIA | SS | 40 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 191 | 0 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| 1971 | 25 | MIA | SS | 40 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| 1972*+ | 26 | MIA | FS | 40 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 1 | 18 | ||||
| 1973*+ | 27 | MIA | FS | 40 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 163 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1974* | 28 | MIA | SS | 40 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| 1976 | 30 | MIA | 40 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1977 | 31 | MIA | 40 | 14 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Career | 121 | 93 | 34 | 792 | 3 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 100 | 1 | 84 | ||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1968 | 22 | MIA | RS/ls | 40 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 3.6 | 6 | 106 | 0 | 25 | 17.7 | 124 |
| 1969 | 23 | MIA | RS | 40 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 82 | 0 | 29 | 6.8 | 90 | |||||
| 1970 | 24 | MIA | SS | 40 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 14 |
| 1971 | 25 | MIA | SS | 40 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 114 | 0 | 47 | 14.3 | 114 | |||||
| 1972*+ | 26 | MIA | FS | 40 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 3.8 | 19 | |||||
| 1973*+ | 27 | MIA | FS | 40 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 52 | 0 | 27 | 8.7 | 52 | |||||
| 1974* | 28 | MIA | SS | 40 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3.0 | 9 | |||||
| 1976 | 30 | MIA | 40 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 10.5 | 21 | ||||||
| 1977 | 31 | MIA | 40 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.8 | 3 | ||||||
| Career | 121 | 93 | 46 | 324 | 0 | 47 | 7.0 | 7 | 114 | 0 | 25 | 16.3 | 446 | ||||
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| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Associated Press |
| 1972 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |
| 1972 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1972 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1972 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1972 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1973 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Associated Press |
| 1973 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1973 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |
| 1973 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1973 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1973 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1973 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1973 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1974 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |
| 1974 | 2nd Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1974 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1974 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1974 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |