Ottis Anderson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ottis Anderson
Occupation	Football Player
Date Of Birth	Jan 19, 1957(1957-01-19)
Age	67
Birthplace	West Palm Beach
Country	United States
Birth City	Florida
Horoscope	Capricorn

Ottis Anderson Biography

Ottis Anderson is one of the most popular and richest Football Player who was born on January 19, 1957 in West Palm Beach, Florida, United States. A running back, who was in the NFL for the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Giants from 1979-1992.

He was named MVP for his team Giants Super Bowl XXV winner team, which was directed by He was MVP of the Giants Super Bowl XXV winning team that was coached by Bill Parcells..

Anderson was born and raised in West Palm Beach, Florida. He was a football and track star at Forest Hill High School in West Palm Beach, Florida before graduating in 1975. He went on to attend the University of Miami on a full athletic scholarship and earned a degree in Physical Education. During his college career, Anderson broke Chuck Foreman’s career rushing records at the University of Miami, becoming the first player to rush for more than 1,000 yards in the school’s history his senior year with 1,266 yards. He was named The Sporting News and the American Football Coaches First Team All-American and received All-American honorable mentions by both AP and UPI and graduated in 1979 as the team’s all-time leading rusher with 3,331 yards.

Anderson was selected in the first round of the 1979 NFL Draft, the 8th overall pick, by the St. Louis Cardinals. He had one of the greatest debut games in NFL history, rushing for 193 yards, which was just 1 yard shy of Alan Ameche’s all-time record for an NFL debut (Ameche rushed for 194 yards for the Baltimore Colts in 1955.) His single season 1,605 rushing yard performance was one of the few bright spots in the Cardinals’ 1979 season, when they finished 5-11. He earned the first of back-to-back Pro Bowl selections that year.

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Ottis Anderson Net Worth

Ottis Anderson is one of the richest Football Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ottis Anderson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He played in the college football league in the University of Miami, where the team set numerous records.

He was the winner of two Super Bowls, XXI and the XXV.

Ottis Jerome “O.J.” Anderson (born January 19, 1957) is a former American football running back who played professionally in the National Football League (NFL). He was named the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year by the Associated Press (AP) with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1979, and the MVP of Super Bowl XXV in 1991 when playing with the New York Giants. He played college football at the University of Miami.

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Anderson was replaced by Rodney Hampton in 1991. His last season was 1992. Anderson fumbled just three times in 739 touches as a Giant, from 1987–1992.

Facts & Trivia

Ottis Ranked on the list of most popular Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ottis Anderson celebrates birthday on January 19 of every year.

When he retired, Anderson ranked seventh in rushing TDs and eighth in rushing yards. At the 2014 season, Anderson was ranked 19th in career rushing touchdowns and is one of 31 running backs in the history of the NFL to rush for more than 10,000 yards (currently ranked 30th in career rushing yards at the conclusion of the 2019 NFL season).