He led the team in sacks and tied for the lead in interceptions in his last 3 seasons. As a junior, he had 12 sacks in 10 games. As a senior, he registered 7 sacks in 9 games.
In 2011, he was inducted into the Central State University Athletic Hall of Fame.
Professional career
Anderson was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the 5th round (128th overall) of the 1979 NFL draft. He was waived on August 18.[1]
In 1984, he led the Outlaws in sacks with 11. At the end of the season, the league consolidated from 18 to 14 teams and Anderson was allocated to the Jacksonville Bulls.[7] In 1985, he had 3 sacks. The league folded in 1986.
On July 14, 1987, he was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals.[10] He was released on August 2.[11] After the NFLPA strike was declared on the third week of the season, those contests were canceled (reducing the 16 game season to 15) and the NFL decided that the games would be played with replacement players. In September, he was signed to be a part of the Green Bay Packers replacement team.[12] He was released at the end of the strike.