Roman Anderson
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| Position | Placekicker | ||||||||
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| Born | April 19, 1969 London, England | ||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Clements (Sugar Land, Texas) | ||||||||
| College | Houston | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1992: undrafted | ||||||||
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Roman Anderson (born April 19, 1969) is an English former professional football placekicker who played for the Sacramento Gold Miners and the San Antonio Texans of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Anderson played college football for the Houston Cougars. He also had stints in the National Football League (NFL) with the Minnesota Vikings, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns and the Kansas City Chiefs.
College career
[edit | edit source]Anderson played college football for the Houston Cougars of the University of Houston from 1988 to 1991. He played in 44 games and finished with a career field goal percentage 69.3% and 423 points, an NCAA record at the time.[1][2] In 1991, he became the first NCAA player to exceed 400 career points.[3] He currently holds school records at Houston for career and single season field goals made, kicking points in a season and tied for the longest field goal.[1][4]
Professional career
[edit | edit source]Minnesota Vikings
[edit | edit source]On May 27, 1992, Anderson signed with the Minnesota Vikings.[5] He was later released from the team.[6]
Cincinnati Bengals
[edit | edit source]On February 4, 1993, Anderson signed with the Cincinnati Bengals.[6] On August 16, Anderson was waived by the Bengals.[7]
Cleveland Browns
[edit | edit source]On August 18, the Cleveland Browns signed Anderson. He was released on August 24.[6]
Sacramento Gold Miners
[edit | edit source]On April 28, 1994, Anderson signed with the Sacramento Gold Miners.[8] In a game against the Baltimore CFLers on September 11, he scored the go ahead, 47-yard field goal to complete a comeback victory.[9] On September 30, he would score six field goals in a 19–16 win against the Saskatchewan Roughriders.[10] Anderson converted 40 out of 41 extra point attempts and made 39 out of 55 field goals.[11]
San Antonio Texans
[edit | edit source]Anderson remained with the team after they relocated to San Antonio. In a game against the Birmingham Barracudas on October 29, he scored four field goals in a 48–42 victory.[12] He would improve dramatically in the 1995 CFL season, leading the league in points scored (235) and finished with a field goal percentage of 86.2%.[13] He was named a CFL Southern All-Star and a CFL All-Star.
Kansas City Chiefs
[edit | edit source]On March 18, 1996, Anderson signed with the Kansas City Chiefs.[14] In a preseason game he kicked two field goals in a loss to the St. Louis Rams.[15][16] He was waived by the Chiefs on August 20.[6]
CFL career statistics
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| Year | Team | GP | Overall FGs | PATs | Pts | ||||||
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| FGM | FGA | Pct | Lng | Sng | XPM | XPA | Pct | ||||
| 1994 | SAC | 18 | 39 | 55 | 70.9 | 52 | 14 | 40 | 41 | 97.6 | 174 |
| 1995 | SAN | 18 | 56 | 65 | 86.2 | 55 | 5 | 62 | 63 | 98.4 | 235 |
| Career | 36 | 95 | 120 | 79.2 | 55 | 19 | 102 | 104 | 98.1 | 409 | |
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- 1969 births
- Living people
- Players of American football from London
- Players of Canadian football from London
- American football placekickers
- Canadian football placekickers
- Houston Cougars football players
- Minnesota Vikings players
- Cincinnati Bengals players
- Cleveland Browns players
- Sacramento Gold Miners players
- San Antonio Texans players
- Kansas City Chiefs players