Page 8 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, November 14, 1985
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By PHIL JOHNSON
Pro and college sports today are
riddled with the spectacular but
unreliable-the quarterback who
throws for 400 yards one week but
throws four interceptions the next,
and the defensive back who ac-
cumulates interceptions yet gets bur-
ned deep too often.
Then there's John Anderson.
He does not often beat a team
single-handedly, but then, he doesn't
try to. It's just not his style.
A 1978 graduate of Michigan, An-
derson now plays outside linebacker
for the Green Bay Packers. He shares
the team lead in tackles with fellow
linebacker Randy Scott at 47 - a
number that won't put him in the
national TV and newspaper spotlight,
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"Overall, I am pleased with the way back.
I've played. I broke my thumb early "Consistency was
in the season and that hampered my he explained. "One
play, but I've been playing well would be down and t
lately," he said. se would. We (the d
The Packers are 4-6 on the season, any attention to that
but only one game out of a tie for a situation). You ju
wildcard spot in the playoffs, a goal yourself with what
that remains in Anderson's mind. doing and still do you
"We do have a chance to make the Anderson did his
playoffs," he added. "Some teams tributing six solo ta
are in a better position than we are, sive effort that hel
but we've got to keep trying and hope points while Green
good things happen." fourth-quarter touch
THE PACKERS had problems playoff hopes alive.
early in the season, not the least of "WE'VE MADE1
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shortened 1982 season), but haven't
done much since then," said Ander-
son. "I still want to go on to a Super
Bowl before I finish my career. Up
here you're not remembered for in-
dividual honors, but for what your
team does."
Indeed, Anderson should know just
what Packer fans expect and remem-
ber, having grown up in Waukesha,
Wis., just west of Milwaukee. He
played and lettered in football,
basketball, and tennis in high school.
My best sport was football," he
said. "But my favorite was basket-
ball. There isn't much market for a 6-3
power forward, though, so that
decision was made for me."
ANDERSON came to Michigan as a
tight end, punter, and placekicker. He
immediately became the Wolverine's
regular punter, averaging 38.5 yards
on 41 punts as a freshman. After being
switched to outside linebacker the
following spring, Anderson made 27
tackles, and recorded a 38.1 yard pun-
ting average. In his junior year, he
moved into a starting role at
linebacker and finished his career
with 120 tackles, 70 assists, and a 39.4
yard punting average. He earned All-
Big Ten status his junior and senior
years, and was an academic All-
American as a junior and an All-
American as a senior.
The teams Anderson played with at
Michigan went 38-7-2, tied for three
Big Ten titles, visited the Rose Bowl
twice and the Orange Bowl once, and
never finished out of the top ten in the
polls.
"Michigan is a classy organization,"
he said. "You work hard, put in your
time, but you are treated well. I was
fortunate to have played there. I went
through wondering sometimes if the
effort was worth it, but I was rewar-
ded with success."
After graduating with a 3.1 grade
point average from the school of
Natural Resources, Anderson was
drafted 22nd overall by the Packers in
the 1978 NFL draft and since then has
started 80 of the 87 games he's played.
His career has been interrupted by in-
juries, but he's been a consistent con-
tributor. The Packers began to keep
defensive statistics in 1981 and since
then Anderson has compiled seasons of
150, 84 (during the strike season), 146,
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Sports Information
Former Michigan standout John Anderson, now a starting linebacker for
theGreen Bay Packers, cradles in an interception against Michigan
State.
and 94 tackles, respectively. having fun and how well your body is
Anderson isn't sure how much holding up. When I am done, though, I
longer he wants to play. "Each year think I'd like to do something dif-
you assess things, whether you're still ferent."
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Fullback Bill "Bull" Kryska, of the
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Tigers acquire Collins
DETROIT (AP) - The Detroit
Tigers have traded infielder Barbaro
Garbey to the Oakland A's for switch-
hitting outfielder Dave Collins, the
American League club said yester-
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"WE WERE looking for player who
can steal some bases and generate
some offense. Collins is the kind of
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Last season, Collins batted .251 for
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