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Gary Anderson

Retired

Detroit Lions · RB

Gary Anderson recorded 111 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Detroit Lions, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, San Diego Chargers.

▶Best highlights

30.7

rush yds/gm

27.0

rec yds/gm

0

playoff games

111

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Gary Anderson's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1986
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
OCT 19, 1986

Los Angeles Chargers vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Oct 19, 1986

36 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 11 rec

Regular Season
1988
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
DEC 18, 1988

Kansas City Chiefs vs Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season · Dec 18, 1988

217 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 0 rec

Regular Season
1990
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DALLASCOWBOYS
OCT 7, 1990

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Oct 7, 1990

76 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 3 rec

Regular Season
1990
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DETROITLIONS
SEP 9, 1990

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Sep 9, 1990

74 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 6 rec

Regular Season
1985
DENVERBRONCOS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
NOV 3, 1985

Denver Broncos vs Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season · Nov 3, 1985

116 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 4 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Gary Anderson's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 217 rushing yards

Regular Season
1988
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
DEC 18, 1988

Kansas City Chiefs vs Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season · Dec 18, 1988

217 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 0 rec

Career high: 2 rushing touchdowns

Regular Season
1987
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
OCT 25, 1987

Kansas City Chiefs vs Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season · Oct 25, 1987

20 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 5 rec

Career high: 113 receiving yards

Regular Season
1986
OAKLANDRAIDERS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
NOV 20, 1986

Oakland Raiders vs Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season · Nov 20, 1986

18 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 7 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Gary Anderson's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1978–1985

01
LACANDERSON—Gary Anderson
LACFOUTS—Dan Fouts
LACWINSLOW80Kellen Winslow

The passing game points toward the future

Los Angeles Chargers · Air Coryell

Coryell's spacing, motion and downfield aggression led the league in passing year after year and produced the Epic in Miami, though never a Super Bowl trip.

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Franchise era

1986–2000

02
LACANDERSON—Gary Anderson
LACSEAU55Junior Seau
LACHUMPHRIES12Stan Humphries

Defense carries an unlikely champion of the AFC

Los Angeles Chargers · Seau and the first Super Bowl

Seau became the emotional center of the franchise and the 1994 Chargers won three straight playoff games to reach Super Bowl XXIX.

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Franchise era

1983–1995

03
TBANDERSON—Gary Anderson
TBWILDER32James Wilder
TBGRUBER74Paul Gruber

Instability follows Williams's departure

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The lost creamsicle years

Ownership decisions and constant coaching change produced fourteen straight losing seasons before new leadership began a cultural reset.

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Franchise era

1989–1998

04
DETANDERSON—Gary Anderson
DETSANDERS20Barry Sanders
DETMOORE84Herman Moore

The league's most elusive runner

Detroit Lions · Barry Sanders

Sanders turned every carry into possibility and led the 1991 Lions to the NFC Championship Game, the franchise's lone playoff win of the era.

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Career accomplishments

First-team All-Pro · 1998Pro Bowl selection · 1983, 1985, 1993, 19981× Pro Bowl selection8 NFL seasons111 career games4 career passing yards1 career passing touchdowns3,409 career rushing yards16 career rushing touchdowns302 career receptions2,999 career receiving yards15 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 00 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Oct 6, 1985Most recent: Dec 26, 1993

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history