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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born: | March 7, 1965 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Paulsboro (Paulsboro, New Jersey) | ||||||||
| College: | UCLA | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1988 / round: 2 / pick: 46 | ||||||||
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Willie Lee "Flipper" Anderson Jr. (born March 7, 1965) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Los Angeles Rams (1988–1994), the Indianapolis Colts (1995), the Washington Redskins (1996), and the Denver Broncos (1997). As a Bronco, he was part of their Super Bowl XXXII championship team over the Green Bay Packers. As a Ram, he set the NFL record for most receiving yards in a game with 336 against the Saints on November 26, 1989.[1] In his record-breaking game, Anderson accumulated 40 of those yards in overtime.[2]
- ^ Siegel, Alan (December 9, 2014). "The Time A Guy Named Flipper Set The Single-Game NFL Receiving Record". FiveThirtyEight. Archived from the original on January 20, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ^ Kacsmar, Scott (October 29, 2013). "Clutch Encounters: Week 8". Football Outsiders. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2023.