Reidel Clarence Anthony was born on October 20,1976 and is a former American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League from 1997 to 2001.
17 Facts About Reidel Anthony
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Reidel Anthony was a first-round pick in the 1997 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL.
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Reidel Anthony attended Glades Central High School in Belle Glade, Florida, and he was a stand-out high school football player for the Glades Central Raiders.
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Reidel Anthony accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he was a wide receiver and a key target in head coach Steve Spurrier's Florida Gators football team from 1994 to 1996.
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Reidel Anthony showed his stuff as a freshman in Spurrier's "fun 'n' gun" offense in 1994, when he caught an 87-yard touchdown pass from Gators quarterback Eric Kresser against the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles.
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Reidel Anthony finished his college career with 126 receptions for 2,274 yards and twenty-six touchdowns.
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Reidel Anthony's eighteen receiving touchdowns in 1996 remains the Gators' team record and was the SEC record until it was surpassed by Ja'Marr Chase and DeVonta Smith in 2019 and 2020 respectively.
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Reidel Anthony was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 2009.
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Reidel Anthony played for the Buccaneers for five seasons from 1997 to 2001.
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In 1997, Reidel Anthony recorded thirty-five receptions for 448 yards and four touchdowns.
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In perhaps his finest game as a Buccaneer, Reidel Anthony recorded 126 receiving yards with two touchdowns against the Jacksonville Jaguars on November 15,1998.
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In 1999, Reidel Anthony had thirty receptions for 296 yards, and scored one touchdown.
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In 2000, Reidel Anthony had fifteen receptions for 232 yards and four touchdowns.
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Reidel Anthony finished his five-year NFL career with 144 receptions for 1,846 yards and sixteen touchdowns.
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Reidel Anthony currently is the offensive coordinator at his alma mater, Glades Central High School in Belle Glade, Florida.
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Reidel Anthony was formerly the receivers coach for the Celtics football team of Trinity Catholic High School in Ocala, Florida.
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Reidel Anthony is a contributing writer to the ESPN-affiliated fan site GatorCountry.