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Gary W. Anderson

Gary Wayne Anderson

Position: RB
Height: 6-0    Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: April 18, 1961 in Columbia, MO
College: Arkansas

1-time Pro Bowler

Drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the 1st round (20th overall) of the 1983 Draft

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Partial Seasons · 100/300/100
Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1985 24 SDG rb 12 6 116 429 4 27 3.7 35.8 9.7 35 422 12.1 2 52 2.9 35.2 851 6 5
1986* 25 SDG RB 16 12 127 442 1 17 3.5 27.6 7.9 80 871 10.9 8 65 5.0 54.4 1313 9 5
1987 26 SDG RB 12 7 80 260 3 25 3.3 21.7 6.7 47 503 10.7 2 38 3.9 41.9 763 5 4
1988 27 SDG RB 14 13 225 1119 3 36 5.0 79.9 16.1 32 182 5.7 0 20 2.3 13.0 1301 3 5
1990 29 TAM RB 16 13 166 646 3 22 3.9 40.4 10.4 38 464 12.2 2 74 2.4 29.0 1110 5 7
1991 30 TAM rb 16 5 72 263 1 64 3.7 16.4 4.5 25 184 7.4 0 21 1.6 11.5 447 1 4
1992 31 TAM RET 15 4 55 194 1 18 3.5 12.9 3.7 34 284 8.4 0 34 2.3 18.9 478 1 3
1993 32 2TM /RET 10 1 28 56 0 13 2.0 5.6 2.8 11 89 8.1 1 28 1.1 8.9 145 1 4
TAM RET 4 0 28 56 0 13 2.0 14.0 7.0 11 89 8.1 1 28 2.8 22.3 145 1 3
DET 6 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1
Career 111 61 869 3409 16 64 3.9 30.7 7.8 302 2999 9.9 15 74 2.7 27.0 6408 31 37
4 yrs SDG 54 38 548 2250 11 36 4.1 41.7 10.1 194 1978 10.2 12 65 3.6 36.6 4228 23 19
4 yrs TAM 51 22 321 1159 5 64 3.6 22.7 6.3 108 1021 9.5 3 74 2.1 20.0 2180 8 17

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1985 24 SDG rb 12 6 13 302 1 98 23.2 1153
1986* 25 SDG RB 16 12 25 227 0 30 9.1 24 482 0 35 20.1 2022
1987 26 SDG RB 12 7 22 433 0 31 19.7 1196
1990 29 TAM RB 16 13 6 123 0 37 20.5 1233
1991 30 TAM rb 16 5 34 643 0 39 18.9 1090
1992 31 TAM RET 15 4 6 45 0 13 7.5 29 564 0 39 19.4 1087
1993 32 2TM /RET 10 1 17 113 0 15 6.6 15 232 0 24 15.5 490
DET 6 1 3 51 0 24 17.0 51
TAM RET 4 0 17 113 0 15 6.6 12 181 0 24 15.1 439
Career 111 61 48 385 0 30 8.0 143 2779 1 98 19.4 9572
4 yrs SDG 54 38 25 227 0 30 9.1 59 1217 1 98 20.6 5672
4 yrs TAM 51 22 23 158 0 15 6.9 81 1511 0 39 18.7 3849
1 yr DET 6 1 3 51 0 24 17.0 51

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1985 24 SDG rb 12 6 5 3 0 0
1986* 25 SDG RB 16 12 5 2 0 0
1987 26 SDG RB 12 7 4 1 0 0
1988 27 SDG RB 14 13 5 3 0 0
1990 29 TAM RB 16 13 7 0 0 0
1991 30 TAM rb 16 5 4 0 0 0
1992 31 TAM RET 15 4 3 1 0 0
1993 32 2TM /RET 10 1 4 0 0 0
DET 6 1 1 0 0 0
TAM RET 4 0 3 0 0 0
Career 111 61 37 10 0 0
4 yrs SDG 54 38 19 9 0 0
4 yrs TAM 51 22 17 1 0 0
1 yr DET 6 1 1 0 0 0

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · 100/300/100
Year Age Tm Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
1986* 25 SDG RB 16 12 1 1 100.0 4 1 100.0 0 0.0 4 4.0 14.0 4.0 0.3 122.9 0 0 4.0 14.0 0.0
Career 111 61 1 1 100.0 4 1 100.0 0 0.0 4 4.0 14.0 4.0 0.0 122.9 1 5 -0.5 4.5 50.0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1985 24 SDG rb 12 6 4 2 1 42
1986* 25 SDG RB 16 12 1 8 54
1987 26 SDG RB 12 7 3 2 30
1988 27 SDG RB 14 13 3 18
1990 29 TAM RB 16 13 3 2 30
1991 30 TAM rb 16 5 1 6
1992 31 TAM RET 15 4 1 6
1993 32 2TM /RET 10 1 1 6
TAM RET 4 0 1 6
Career 111 61 16 15 1 192
4 yrs SDG 54 38 11 12 1 144
4 yrs TAM 51 22 5 3 48

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1986

Rushing Yds

1988 NFL 1119 (6)

Long Rush

1991 NFL 64 (8)

Yds/Rushing Att

1988 NFL 5.0 (3)

Rushing Yds/Game

1988 NFL 79.9 (4)

Receptions

1986 NFL 80 (6)

Receiving TD

1986 NFL 8 (10)

Non-Offensive TDs

1985 NFL 1 (7)

Yds From Scrimmage

1988 NFL 1301 (10)

All-Purpose Yds

1986 NFL 2022 (2-- 99)
1987 NFL 1196 (8)
Career 9572 (128)

Touches

Career 1362 (138)

Yds/Touch

1985 NFL 7.0 (8)
1986 NFL 7.9 (5)
1987 NFL 8.0 (2)
1991 NFL 8.3 (4)
1992 NFL 8.8 (5)

Kick Returns

1991 NFL 34 (6)
1992 NFL 29 (7)
Career 143 (82)

Kick Return Yds

1991 NFL 643 (8)
1992 NFL 564 (9)
Career 2779 (118)

Kick Return TD

1985 NFL 1 (2-- 57)
Career 1 (107)

Long Kick Return

1985 NFL 98 (2)

Kick & Punt Returns

Career 191 (134)

Kick & Punt Return Yds

Career 3164 (138)

Fumbles

Career 37 (193)

 

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

Fantasy

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Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1985 24 12 RB 121 37
1986 25 16 RB 191 54 11 31
1987 26 12 RB 106 26
1988 27 14 RB 148 8 21 66
1990 29 16 RB 141 13 22 58
1991 30 16 RB 51 62
1992 31 15 RB 54 60
1993 32 10 RB 21 94
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