John Anderson (American football)
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | February 14, 1956 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Waukesha, Wisconsin | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 226 lb (103 kg) | ||||||||
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| College: | Michigan | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1978 / Round: 1 / Pick: 26 | ||||||||
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| Sacks: | 19.5 |
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| Interceptions: | 25 |
| Touchdowns: | 1 |
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Roger John Anderson (born February 14, 1956) is a former American football player.
A native of Waukesha, Wisconsin, Anderson played 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) as a linebacker for the Green Bay Packers from 1978 to 1989. He was selected as the Packers' most valuable defensive player three consecutive years. At the end of his career with the Packers, he was the team's all-time leader in tackles and was tied with Ray Nitschke for the Packers' career record in interceptions by a linebacker. Anderson was named a second-team player on the NFL 1980s All-Decade Team and was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1996.
Anderson also played college football as a linebacker and defensive end for the University of Michigan from 1974 to 1977. He was selected as a first-team All-Big Ten Conference player in 1976 and a first-team All-American in 1977. In 2009, he became the linebackers coach at Carroll University.
Anderson was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin, in 1956. He attended Waukesha South High School where he played both football and basketball.
Anderson enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1974 and played college football for head coach Bo Schembechler's Michigan Wolverines football teams from 1974 to 1977. He was a backup outside linebacker as a freshman in 1974. He was converted to a defensive end in 1975 and started one game at that position.
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