John Anderson (American football)

Infobox NFLretired


name=John Anderson
|caption=
position=Linebacker
number=59
birthdate=birth date and age|1956|2|14
Waukesha, Wisconsin
debutyear=1978
finalyear=1989
draftyear=1978
draftround=1
draftpick=26
college=Michigan
teams=
* Green Bay Packers (1978-1989)
stat1label=Sacks
stat1value=19.5
stat2label=Interceptions
stat2value=25
stat3label=Touchdowns
stat3value=1
nfl=AND486192
highlights=
* NFL 1980s All-Decade Team
* Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame
HOF=
CollegeHOF=

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 was 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 science and geography at Brookfield Academy in Brookfield, Wisconsin.

External links

* [http://www.packers.com/news/stories/2006/02/02/1/ Discussion of John Anderson at packers.com]
* [http://www.brookfieldacademy.org/contact/staffDetail.asp?f=John&l=Anderson Brookfield Academy]
*cite news
first=Bob
last=Gosman
url=http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4196/is_20050602/ai_n14651936
title=It's all in the family; Anderson daughters follow parents' lead
work=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
date=2005-06-02
accessdate=2006-08-24