Donny Anderson
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| Position: | Running back, Punter | ||
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| Date of birth: | May 16, 1943 | ||
| Place of birth: | Borger, Texas | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||
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| High school: | Stinnett (TX) | ||
| College: | Texas Tech | ||
| NFL Draft: | 1965 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7 | ||
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1965 / Round: Red Shirt 1 / Pick: 1 (By the Houston Oilers) |
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Garry Don "Donny" Anderson (born May 16, 1943) is a former professional football player, a halfback and punter for nine seasons with the Green Bay Packers and St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League.
From Texas Tech (then Texas Technological College, now Texas Tech University), Anderson was the first round draft pick of the Green Bay Packers in the 1965 NFL draft, the seventh overall selection. That year's draft included future hall-of-famers Dick Butkus, Gale Sayers, Joe Namath, and Fred Biletnikoff.
Born in Borger, Texas, Anderson grew up in Stinnett, seat of Hutchinson County in the Texas Panhandle, and graduated from Stinnett High School in 1961. A talented multi-sport athlete, he was all-state in football and basketball, placed in the state track meet (hurdles and relay) and played baseball in the summer.
At Texas Tech in Lubbock, Anderson earned the nickname the "Golden Palomino." He received All-American honors twice (1964 & 1965) and was a three-time all-Southwest Conference halfback (1963–65). Anderson held many of Texas Tech's football records and finished fourth in the 1965 Heisman Trophy race. He is part of the Texas Tech Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame.
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