Donny Anderson played professional football for nine years in the NFL. A halfback and punter from Texas Tech, Anderson was the first round draft pick of the Green Bay Packers in 1965, the seventh overall selection in the draft that included future hall-of-famers Dick Butkus and Gale Sayers. The National Football League (NFL) is the largest professional American football league, consisting of thirty-two teams from American cities and regions. ... Note: Basketball teams from Chicago and Anderson once used the name Packers as well. ... Richard Marvin Dick Butkus (born December 9, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former American football player and actor. ... Gale Oswald Sayers (b. ...
Anderson began his career a year later in 1966, playing six seasons as #44 for the Packers. The 1966 NFL season was the 47th regular season of the National Football League. ...
In 1972 he moved to the St. Louis Cardinals, where he played his final three seasons. The 1972 NFL season was the 53rd regular season of the National Football League. ... Conference NFC Division West Year Founded 1898 Home Field Sun Devil Stadium City Tempe, Arizona Team Colors Cardinal Red, Black, and White Head Coach Dennis Green League Championships (2) NFL Champions: 1925, 1947 Conference Championships (0) Division Championships (4) NFL West: 1947, 1948 NFC East: 1974, 1975 The Arizona Cardinals...
DonnyAnderson did it all for Texas Tech from 1963 to 1965, running the football, catching it, punting it and returning kicks.
Anderson had great speed and was 6-foot, 2 inches and 210 pounds, to boot.
Anderson will not soon be forgotten at Tech, although 86 turn-in never again was as eventful a play as on Oct. 2, 1965, when it left assorted Aggies flat-footed and slack-jawed.
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