Deon Anderson
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| Position: | Fullback | ||
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| Date of birth: | January 27, 1983 | ||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||
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| High school: | Hope (RI) | ||
| College: | Connecticut | ||
| NFL Draft: | 2007 / Round: 6 / Pick: 195 | ||
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Deon Terry Anderson (born January 27, 1983) is a former American football fullback. He attended and played college football at the University of Connecticut. He was drafted in the sixth round of the 2007 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys.
Anderson attended Portsmouth Abbey School before he was expelled because of a campus incident. He transferred to Hope High School where he was a three-sport letterman. He received All-New England and All-Conference honors in football as a linebacker. He was an All-American in wrestling, winning the state and New England titles as a junior. He also practiced the shot put. In 2001 he transferred to Avon Old Farms Prep.
Although he accepted a scholarship to play linebacker for the University of Connecticut, he was converted to fullback as a freshman and became an immediate starter.
In 2005, he lost his scholarship because of poor grades and off-the-field problems, which forced him to drop out of school. He returned in 2006 after a year out of football, under the condition that he would pay all of his college expenses, so he took out a loan with the help of an aunt and lived during a semester in an abandoned locker room on the campus, until he was able to gain back his scholarship. Although he was used mostly for blocking purposes in the offense as a senior, he received team MVP honors and was recognized as one of the best special teams players in the nation. He led his team in special teams tackles in each of his four years and only missed one game.
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