Flipper Anderson played college football for the UCLA Bruins and was selected by the Rams in the second round of the 1988 NFL draft.
20 Facts About Flipper Anderson
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Flipper Anderson played high school football at Paulsboro High School in southern New Jersey and was one of the nation's top high school football recruits of the Class of 1983.
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Flipper Anderson played college football at UCLA, where he was a receiving target for quarterback Troy Aikman.
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Flipper Anderson was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the second round of the 1988 NFL draft.
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Flipper Anderson was the seventh wide receiver to be selected that year.
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Flipper Anderson was part of a crowded receiving unit that contained Pro Bowler Henry Ellard.
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Flipper Anderson finished the season with a career-high 1,146 yards off just 44 receptions, giving him an average of 26 yards per reception.
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Flipper Anderson led the NFL in yards per reception in the 1989 season.
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Flipper Anderson broke the previous mark of 309 yards, set by Stephone Paige of the Kansas City Chiefs, in 1985.
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Flipper Anderson was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his record-breaking game.
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The Rams drove 77 yards in four plays, the last being a 30-yard touchdown pass to Flipper Anderson, who caught the ball in the end zone and ran directly through the tunnel and into the locker room.
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Flipper Anderson had four games with at least 100 receiving yards in the 1990 season.
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Flipper Anderson was inactive for four games with a back injury.
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Flipper Anderson tied for the team lead in receiving touchdowns with Troy Drayton.
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Flipper Anderson led the team in receiving yards and receiving touchdowns.
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Flipper Anderson suffered a knee injury in Week 2, which sidelined him for the rest of the season.
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Flipper Anderson only appeared in two games and recorded no statistics.
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Flipper Anderson appeared in four games and recorded no statistics.
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Flipper Anderson finished his career with 267 receptions for 5,357 yards and 28 touchdowns, giving him a 20.1 career yards per catch average.
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Flipper Anderson lives in Suwanee, Georgia and is a high school basketball referee.