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| Position | Center |
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| Born | October 1963 (age 62) Glen Ridge, New Jersey, U.S. |
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| High school | Glen Ridge (NJ) |
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Peter Anderson (born October 1963) is an American formerfootball player. He played at thecenter position and was a consensus All-American while playing for theGeorgia Bulldogs in 1985.
Raised inGlen Ridge, New Jersey,[1] Anderson played prep football atGlen Ridge High School[2] and enrolled at theUniversity of Georgia where he played college football from 1983 to 1985 under head coachVince Dooley. During Anderson's tenure with the Bulldogs, he played on the1983 team that was ranked #4 in the country. As a junior in 1984, Anderson saw the Bulldogs fall to 7–4–1, including a 27-0 loss in theFlorida–Georgia rivalry game. The loss to Florida in 1984 ended a six-game winning streak for Georgia.[3]
As a senior, coach Dooley appointed Anderson as captain of the1985 Georgia Bulldogs football team. He led an offensive line that allowed the Bulldogs to score 24 points against aFlorida team that was ranked #1 in the country. Following the 1985 victory over Florida, Anderson said, "We restored order."[3] At the end of his senior season, Anderson was a consensus first-team selection for the1985 College Football All-America Team.[4]
After graduating from Georgia, Anderson was drafted in the 10th round (266th overall pick) by theIndianapolis Colts.[5] He did not appear in any regular season games in theNational Football League. He later went into the real estate development business. He moved toJacksonville, Florida, in the mid-1990s and became associated with Pattillo Industrial Real Estate. Anderson and his wife, Shawn, have a son, Peter, and three daughters, Tory, Hailey and Susannah.[6] In 2013, he was inducted into the Florida-Georgia Hall of Fame.[7]