Ralph Anderson (defensive back)
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| Position | Defensive back | ||||||||
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| Born | April 3, 1949 Dallas, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | December 20, 2016 (aged 67) | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Lincoln (TX) | ||||||||
| College | West Texas State | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1971: 5th round, 126th overall pick | ||||||||
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Ralph Edward Anderson (April 3, 1949 – December 20, 2016) was an American professional football defensive back in the National Football League (NFL).
After attending West Texas State (later renamed West Texas A&M), Anderson was selected 126th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fifth round of the 1971 NFL draft.[1] He played for the Steelers for two years, starting 21 games at free safety and recording four interceptions.[1]
In 1973, he moved on to the New England Patriots where he played a final season.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Ralph Anderson player page". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
External links
Categories:
- Players of American football from Dallas
- American football defensive backs
- Pittsburgh Steelers players
- New England Patriots players
- West Texas A&M Buffaloes football players
- 1949 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- Lincoln High School (Dallas) alumni
- American football defensive back, 1940s birth stubs