Bill Anderson (American football)

Bill Anderson

No. 42, 88

Position:

End, tight end

Personal information

Date of birth:

July 13, 1936

Place of birth:

Hendersonville, North Carolina

Career information

College:

Tennessee

NFL Draft:

1958 / Round: 3 / Pick: 31

Career history

Washington Redskins (1958–1963)
Green Bay Packers (1965–1966)

Career highlights and awards

2× Pro Bowl selection (1959, 1960)
2× NFL Champion (1965, 1966)
Super Bowl Champion (I)

Career NFL statistics

Receiving yards:	3,048
Average:	17.1
Receiving TDs:	15
Receptions:	178
Rushing yards:	11
Games played:	98
Player stats at NFL.com

Walter William "Bill" Anderson (born July 13, 1936) is a former American football tight end in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the Green Bay Packers. He played high school football at Manatee High School in Bradenton, Florida and college football at the University of Tennessee. He was drafted in the third round of the 1958 NFL Draft.

Washington

Anderson played at Washington from 1958 to 1963. He was selected by the team as Rookie of the Year in 1958 and Player of the Year in 1959. Bill made 178 catches, averaging 17.1 yards per catch, and scored 14 touchdowns over six seasons. Anderson was a two-time Pro Bowl selection (1959 and 1960).

Comeback with Green Bay

Anderson retired from football in 1963 and joined the Tennessee staff as an assistant coach. However, he temporarily put his retirement plans on hold and signed with the Green Bay Packers in 1965. He played 24 games with Green Bay from 1965–1966 and averaged 11.9 yards per catch. The comeback was a good thing for him as the Packers won the 1965 and 1966 NFL Championships and he subsequently earned a Super Bowl ring when the Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs to win Super Bowl I on January 15, 1967.

Broadcasting

In 1968, Anderson returned to Tennessee as color analyst for Vol football games, partnered with play-by-play announcer John Ward. Ward and Anderson would remain together for 31 years, the longest-running broadcast partnership in college football at the time.

References

External links

Career statistics and player information from NFL.com • Pro-Football-Reference

Green Bay Packers 1965 NFL champions

Green Bay Packers Super Bowl I champions

5 Paul Hornung 12 Zeke Bratkowski 15 Bart Starr (MVP) 21 Bob Jeter 22 Elijah Pitts 24 Willie Wood 26 Herb Adderley 27 Red Mack 31 Jim Taylor 33 Jim Grabowski 34 Don Chandler 37 Phil Vandersea 40 Tom Brown 43 Doug Hart 44 Donny Anderson 45 Dave Hathcock 50 Bill Curry 56 Tommy Crutcher 57 Ken Bowman 60 Lee Roy Caffey 63 Fred Thurston 64 Jerry Kramer 66 Ray Nitschke 68 Gale Gillingham 72 Steve Wright 73 Jim Weatherwax 74 Henry Jordan 75 Forrest Gregg 76 Bob Skoronski 77 Ron Kostelnik 78 Bob Brown 80 Bob Long 81 Marv Fleming 82 Lionel Aldridge 83 Allen Brown 84 Carroll Dale 85 Max McGee 86 Boyd Dowler 87 Willie Davis 88 Bill Anderson 89 Dave Robinson

Head coach: Vince Lombardi

Coaches: Phil Bengtson Jerry Burns Red Cochran Dave Hanner Bob Schnelker Ray Wietecha

Washington Redskins 1958 NFL Draft selections

Mike Sommer Stan Flowers Bill Anderson Dan Nolan Jim Van Pelt Dick Lynch Leon Bennett Buddy Payne Frank Kuchta Ben Preston Darrell Dess Eddie Michaels Ken Ford Jack Faris Jack Davis Fred Polzer Fred Wilt Lenny King Don Stephenson Lou Pelham Jackie Simpson Charley Sanders Ron Schomburger Rod Hanson John Groom Frank Bloomqist Perry Gehrig Joe Biggs Ed Coffin Ted Smith

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