John Anderson
No. 59
Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth : (1956-02-14 ) February 14, 1956 (age 68)
Place of birth : Waukesha, Wisconsin
Career information
College Michigan
NFL Draft 1978 / Round: 1 / Pick: 26
Debuted in 1978 for the [[{{{debutteam}}}]]
Last played in 1989 for the [[{{{finalteam}}}]]
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Sacks
19.5
Interceptions
25
Touchdowns
1
Stats at NFL.com
Roger John Anderson (born February 14, 1956, Waukesha, Wisconsin ) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers from 1978-1989.
Anderson attended South High School in Waukesha and the University of Michigan . He was the second of the Packers' two first-round selections in the 1978 NFL Draft (the first being James Lofton ). By the end of Anderson's twelve-year career, he was the Packers' all-time team leader in tackles with 1,020, and was tied with Ray Nitschke for the team career mark in interceptions by a linebacker (25). He was named to the NFL 1980s All-Decade Team as selected by voters of the Pro Football Hall of Fame , and inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1996.
Upon retirement, Anderson became a sportscaster for WITI in Milwaukee . Since 1998, he has taught middle school earth science at Brookfield Academy in Brookfield, Wisconsin .
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Persondata
Name
Anderson, John
Alternative names
Short description
American football player
Date of birth
1956-02-14
Place of birth
Waukesha, Wisconsin
Date of death
Place of death
not deceased
