Donny Anderson
Garry Don Anderson
Born: May 16, 1943
Borger, TX USA
Position: RB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 215
College: Texas Tech
High School: Stinnett (TX)
Career: 1966-1974
Drafted: 1965 in Round 1, #7 overall by the Green Bay Packers
Donny Anderson played from 1966 to 1974 during his career with the Green Bay Packers and St. Louis Cardinals. Anderson ran for 4,696 yards in his career on 1,197 attempts, scoring 41 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 209 passes for 2,548 yards and 14 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 83.3 |
| 1968 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 12 | 4.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 86.1 |
| 1970 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1971 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 9 | 2.2 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 95.8 |
| 1972 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 71 | 23.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 38 | 109.7 |
| Totals | 13 | 6 | 46.2 | 111 | 8.5 | 2 | 15.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 38 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 25 | 104 | 4.2 | 15 | 2 |
| 1967 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 97 | 402 | 4.1 | 40 | 6 |
| 1968 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 170 | 761 | 4.5 | 42 | 5 |
| 1969 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 87 | 288 | 3.3 | 16 | 1 |
| 1970 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 222 | 853 | 3.8 | 54 | 5 |
| 1971 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 186 | 757 | 4.1 | 31 | 5 |
| 1972 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 153 | 536 | 3.5 | 19 | 4 |
| 1973 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 167 | 679 | 4.1 | 54 | 10 |
| 1974 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 90 | 316 | 3.5 | 16 | 3 |
| Totals | 1197 | 4696 | 3.9 | 54 | 41 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 22 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 22 | 331 | 15.0 | 37 | 3 |
| 1968 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 25 | 333 | 13.3 | 47 | 1 |
| 1969 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 14 | 308 | 22.0 | 51 | 1 |
| 1970 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 36 | 414 | 11.5 | 34 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 26 | 306 | 11.8 | 39 | 1 |
| 1972 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 28 | 298 | 10.6 | 56 | 2 |
| 1973 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 41 | 409 | 10.0 | 44 | 3 |
| 1974 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 15 | 116 | 7.7 | 25 | 3 |
| Totals | 209 | 2548 | 12.2 | 56 | 14 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 89 | 44.5 | 49 |
| 1967 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 65 | 2378 | 36.6 | 63 |
| 1968 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 59 | 2359 | 40.0 | 65 |
| 1969 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 58 | 2329 | 40.2 | 58 |
| 1970 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 81 | 3302 | 40.8 | 62 |
| 1971 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 50 | 2022 | 40.4 | 58 |
| 1972 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 72 | 2847 | 39.5 | 61 |
| Totals | 387 | 15326 | 39.6 | 65 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 6 | 124 | 20.7 | 77 | 1 |
| 1967 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 9 | 98 | 10.9 | 43 | 0 |
| Totals | 15 | 222 | 14.8 | 77 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 23 | 533 | 23.2 | 61 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 11 | 226 | 20.5 | 40 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 759 | 22.3 | 61 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1967 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1968 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1969 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1970 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1971 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 6 | 1 | -5 | 0 | |||
| 1972 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1973 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1974 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 46 | 7 | -5 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1966 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| 1967 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||
| 1968 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| 1969 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1970 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1971 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| 1972 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| 1973 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | ||||||||
| 1974 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| Totals | 41 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 336 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 1 |
