Taz Anderson
Tazwell Leigh Anderson Jr.
Born: November 15, 1938
Savannah, GA USA
Deceased: September 26, 2016
Position: TE
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 220
College: Georgia Tech
High School: Savannah (GA)
Career: 1961-1967
Drafted: 1960 in Round 7, #80 overall by the Cleveland Browns
Taz Anderson played from 1961 to 1967 during his career with the Atlanta Falcons and St. Louis Cardinals. Anderson caught 87 passes for 1,335 yards and 9 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 22 | 399 | 18.1 | 78 | 2 |
| 1962 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 35 | 535 | 15.3 | 51 | 3 |
| 1963 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 16 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | 60 | 8.6 | 13 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 10 | 195 | 19.5 | 62 | 3 |
| 1967 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 8 | 99 | 12.4 | 21 | 1 |
| Totals | 87 | 1335 | 15.3 | 78 | 9 |
Kick Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1962 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1961 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1962 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1966 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1967 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 13 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 8 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 8 | 0 |
