Born March 31, 1938, in Elizabeth, New Jersey, was the great Army halfback of 1957 to 1959, Bob Anderson. The NFF tells us that Bob was a two-time First Team All-America selection for the Cadets. For the 1957 season, Anderson rushed for 983 yards which at the time ranked second in Army Black Knight history, ranked second in the nation with 14 touchdowns and finished seventh in the Heisman Trophy voting. In 1958, he led the Army eleven to the Lambert Cup and their last undefeated season at 8-0-1. The talented two-way player barely ever left the field shown by the fact that he had the most interceptions on the Army teams of 1957 and 1958. The National Football Foundation voters chose Bob Anderson for induction into their College Football Hall of Fame in 2004. A major knee injury slowed him down a bit but the New York Giants still drafted him in 1960 to join their team. His pro career was interrupted for a couple years as he served in the 101st Airborne Division and returned to the GMen only to suffer a career ending knee injury in 1963 on the field.
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Bob Anderson as an Army Back Knight in a very well-done post. The National Football Foundation voters chose Bob Anderson for induction into their College Football Hall of Fame in 2004.
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Bob Anderson was inducted in 2004 to the College Football Hall of Fame by the National Football Foundation
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