Clifton Junior Anderson (November 25, 1929 – March 16, 1979) was an American football end who played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Chicago Cardinals and New York Giants. He was drafted by the Cardinals in the 25th round of the 1952 NFL Draft. He played college football at Indiana University Bloomington and attended Cape May High School in Cape May, New Jersey.[1]
![]() Anderson on a 1953 Bowman football card | |
No. 84, 82 | |
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Position: | End |
Personal information | |
Born: | (1929-11-25)November 25, 1929 Cape May, New Jersey |
Died: | March 16, 1979(1979-03-16) (aged 49) Princess Anne, Maryland |
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Cape May (NJ) |
College: | Indiana |
NFL Draft: | 1952 / Round: 25 / Pick: 291 |
Career history | |
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Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |
Anderson is the grandfather of basketball player Kyle Anderson.[2]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Shaw Bears (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1957–1959) | |||||||||
1957 | Shaw | 5–3 | 5–3 | 9th | |||||
1958 | Shaw | 6–3 | 6–3 | 4th | |||||
1959 | Shaw | 1–6–1 | 1–6–1 | 15th | |||||
Shaw: | 12–12–1 | 12–12–1 | |||||||
Total: | 12–12–1 |
Shaw Bears head football coaches | |
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# denotes interim head coach |
Chicago Cardinals 1952 NFL draft selections | |
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