Richie Anderson
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| Position: | Fullback | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | September 13, 1971 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Olney, Maryland | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Sherwood (MD) | ||||||||
| College: | Penn State | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1993 / Round: 6 / Pick: 144 | ||||||||
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| Receptions: | 400 |
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| Rushing yards: | 1,274 |
| Total Touchdowns: | 18 |
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Richard Darnoll Anderson (born September 13, 1971) is a former American football Fullback who played 13 seasons in the National Football League for the New York Jets and the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Penn State University.
Anderson attended Sherwood High School, where in his last two years he rushed for 3,579 yards and 42 touchdowns. As a senior, he ran for 2,062 yards, averaging 206 rushing yards per game and 8.18 yards per carry. He was named All-American and Maryland Player of the Year by USA Today.
He accepted a scholarship from Penn State University. As a freshman, he was a third-string running back. He sat out his sophomore season as a medical redshirt. The next year, he struggled in the first seven games while splitting time with Gerry Collins, until the last four games when he registered 599 yards and 7 touchdowns. He registered 779 rushing yards with 10 touchdowns, while also being third on the team in receiving, with 21 receptions for 255 yards and one touchdown.
Anderson entered his junior season with Joe Paterno mentioning him as probably the most powerful of all the tailbacks he had coached. He posted 900 rushing yards and 19 total touchdowns (second highest in school history).
He declared for the NFL Draft after his junior season. While with the Nittany Lions, he had 363 carries for 1,756 rushing yards with 29 touchdowns and 37 receptions for 353 receiving yards with 2 touchdowns. At the time he ranked 8th on the Penn State career rushing list.
Anderson was selected in the sixth round (144th overall) of the 1993 NFL Draft by the New York Jets. In 2000, he was named as the American Football Conference starting fullback in the Pro Bowl, when he led the running backs in the league with a career-high 88 receptions (franchise record) for 853 yards and 2 touchdowns. The next year the offense changed and his numbers dropped to 40 receptions. He left the team with 305 receptions, which was a franchise record for running backs.
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