23 years in the National Football League
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HOF kicker Morten Andersen endorses Steelers legend Gary Anderson to join him in Canton
HOF kicker Morten Andersen endorses Steelers legend Gary Anderson to join him in Canton
NFL AFRICA
Sept 2023.
The National Football League [NFL] will touch down in Cape Town this September with a weekend of NFL fan events to celebrate the kickoff of the 2023 season.
The NFL will hold a series of fan events on Saturday, 16 and Sunday, 17 September, as part of the NFL Africa program - a long-term, multi-market, commitment to growing the game at every level across the continent.
The 'NFL Experience: Cape Town', an immersive American Football event for fans in South Africa, will take place on Saturday, 16 September at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.
The event will give local fans the full NFL experience, from testing their skills through interactive NFL football and NFL Flag activities, to learning more about the history of the League. Fans will also be able to check out authentic NFL merchandise, in an American football takeover.
The iconic Vince Lombardi Trophy will be on display alongside NFL memorabilia, as well as activations featuring Madden NFL 24, Pro Era, Wilson footballs, authentic player jerseys from Mitchell & Ness and apparel from Kingdom & Co.
An NFL Viewing Party, in collaboration with ESPN Africa, will take place on Sunday, 17 September, at the V&A Waterfront Amphitheatre to close off the weekend. The event, beginning at 17.00, will fuse together live entertainment from NFL Legends and local South African personalities with a live viewing of a game from week two of the NFL season. Fans in attendance will also have the chance to play games and win various prizes and exciting giveaways.
Fans will be joined by Osi Umenyiora, the former New York Giants defensive end and two-time Super Bowl winner, leading the NFL's expansion efforts in Africa. He will be joined by South Africa's own NFL Legend Gary Anderson - who played in the NFL for 23 seasons - in addition to NFL veteran Kenny Stills.
"It will be exciting to see the NFL in South Africa this September, in what promises to be a brilliant showcase of American Football in Cape Town for fans to enjoy," said Umenyiora. "We're thrilled to bring the game closer to South African fans and build excitement for the NFL throughout the country. Fans - get ready, this is just the beginning! The NFL will see you in September."
"I'm proud to welcome the NFL to South Africa for the first time," said Anderson. "I look forward to seeing fans in South Africa enjoy the 'NFL Experience: Cape Town' for themselves, and I can't wait to join them in the stunning city of Cape Town to help grow fandom in my home country."
Sept 2023.
The National Football League [NFL] will touch down in Cape Town this September with a weekend of NFL fan events to celebrate the kickoff of the 2023 season.
The NFL will hold a series of fan events on Saturday, 16 and Sunday, 17 September, as part of the NFL Africa program - a long-term, multi-market, commitment to growing the game at every level across the continent.
The 'NFL Experience: Cape Town', an immersive American Football event for fans in South Africa, will take place on Saturday, 16 September at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.
The event will give local fans the full NFL experience, from testing their skills through interactive NFL football and NFL Flag activities, to learning more about the history of the League. Fans will also be able to check out authentic NFL merchandise, in an American football takeover.
The iconic Vince Lombardi Trophy will be on display alongside NFL memorabilia, as well as activations featuring Madden NFL 24, Pro Era, Wilson footballs, authentic player jerseys from Mitchell & Ness and apparel from Kingdom & Co.
An NFL Viewing Party, in collaboration with ESPN Africa, will take place on Sunday, 17 September, at the V&A Waterfront Amphitheatre to close off the weekend. The event, beginning at 17.00, will fuse together live entertainment from NFL Legends and local South African personalities with a live viewing of a game from week two of the NFL season. Fans in attendance will also have the chance to play games and win various prizes and exciting giveaways.
Fans will be joined by Osi Umenyiora, the former New York Giants defensive end and two-time Super Bowl winner, leading the NFL's expansion efforts in Africa. He will be joined by South Africa's own NFL Legend Gary Anderson - who played in the NFL for 23 seasons - in addition to NFL veteran Kenny Stills.
"It will be exciting to see the NFL in South Africa this September, in what promises to be a brilliant showcase of American Football in Cape Town for fans to enjoy," said Umenyiora. "We're thrilled to bring the game closer to South African fans and build excitement for the NFL throughout the country. Fans - get ready, this is just the beginning! The NFL will see you in September."
"I'm proud to welcome the NFL to South Africa for the first time," said Anderson. "I look forward to seeing fans in South Africa enjoy the 'NFL Experience: Cape Town' for themselves, and I can't wait to join them in the stunning city of Cape Town to help grow fandom in my home country."
Gary and Osi Umenyiora at the NFL Experience in Capetown
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Pictured below: Gary and his wife, Kay, at Soccer City for the 2010 World Cup of Soccer in South Africa.
Gary Anderson moved from his childhood home in Durban, South Africa in May 1978
SA's footnote in NFL history
Brad Morgan
18 June 2002
It is well known that South Africa has produced some of the all-time greats of golf, cricket and rugby - golfers Bobby Locke and Gary Player, cricketers Mike Procter and Graeme Pollock, and rugby players Frik du Preez and Naas Botha are among those that spring to mind.
Less well known is the fact that a man seemingly destined for American football's Hall of Fame, the scorer of the most points in the history of the NFL - the professional American football league that culminates in the spectacular Superbowl every year - was born in Parys and raised in Durban, South Africa.
Gary Anderson, kicker extraordinaire, nearly 43 years of age, and one of only three men to play in 300 games in an NFL career, has played in the league since 1982. He leads all NFL players with 2 133 points over his 20-year career and holds the incredible record of going through an entire season – 1998 – without missing a single kick, making 94 out of 94 shots at goal.
SA's footnote in NFL history
Brad Morgan
18 June 2002
It is well known that South Africa has produced some of the all-time greats of golf, cricket and rugby - golfers Bobby Locke and Gary Player, cricketers Mike Procter and Graeme Pollock, and rugby players Frik du Preez and Naas Botha are among those that spring to mind.
Less well known is the fact that a man seemingly destined for American football's Hall of Fame, the scorer of the most points in the history of the NFL - the professional American football league that culminates in the spectacular Superbowl every year - was born in Parys and raised in Durban, South Africa.
Gary Anderson, kicker extraordinaire, nearly 43 years of age, and one of only three men to play in 300 games in an NFL career, has played in the league since 1982. He leads all NFL players with 2 133 points over his 20-year career and holds the incredible record of going through an entire season – 1998 – without missing a single kick, making 94 out of 94 shots at goal.
Syracuse University Football Career: 1978-1981
Gary, on the Bob Hope Show, after being selected for the "All American College Football Team in 1982"
Link to Gary's University: Syracuse
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Link to Gary's University: Syracuse
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PRO FOOTBALL; Gary Anderson Retires at 44
Place-kicker Gary Anderson retired from the N.F.L. on Sunday, a day after his 23rd season ended in the Tennessee Titans' 17-14 divisional playoff loss at New England.
''That's a great group of guys here, both coaches and players, that made it a lot of fun for me and my boys,'' he said. ''I'm really pleased that I came and played for the Titans."
Anderson, 44, left a trout stream in Colorado in September to sign with Tennessee for one last chance at the Super Bowl.
Anderson, the N.F.L.'s career scoring leader -- in the regular season and the postseason -- had only two extra points in his final game. His only field-goal attempt, a 31-yarder, was blocked by Richard Seymour.
A version of this article appeared in print on Monday, January 12, 2004, on section D page 6 of the NEW YORK TIMES
''That's a great group of guys here, both coaches and players, that made it a lot of fun for me and my boys,'' he said. ''I'm really pleased that I came and played for the Titans."
Anderson, 44, left a trout stream in Colorado in September to sign with Tennessee for one last chance at the Super Bowl.
Anderson, the N.F.L.'s career scoring leader -- in the regular season and the postseason -- had only two extra points in his final game. His only field-goal attempt, a 31-yarder, was blocked by Richard Seymour.
A version of this article appeared in print on Monday, January 12, 2004, on section D page 6 of the NEW YORK TIMES
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"The top 29 leading scorers in NFL history are all kickers, but there is only one kicker in
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"The top 29 leading scorers in NFL history are all kickers, but there is only one kicker in
the Pro Football Hall of Fame. They play a vital role to their teams by
perfecting a skill that looks far easier than it is in reality, and there are
only 32 jobs in the world at their position. This feature documentary film tells
their story"
Gary and Kay Anderson, at the Pittsburgh Steelers 75th Anniversary Celebration, in 2007
Gary Anderson -- Kicker (1F982-94)
The Dallas Cowboys had won 17 straight openers when the Steelers visited
there to start the 1982 season, and the game was being televised on Monday Night
Football to boot. Gary Anderson was a rookie who had been cut by Buffalo and
signed by the Steelers just days before that game, and he made an immediate
splash in the NFL. Anderson was 3-for-3 in field goals that night, all in the
second half, and the Steelers held on for a 36-28 win. The Steelers' all-time
leader in points, Anderson was named to the NFL's All-Rookie team in 1982 and
followed that by leading the AFC in scoring and being named team MVP the
following year. Anderson connected on 309 field goals in 395 attempts (78.2
percent) and 416-of-420 PATs for a Steelers'-record 1,343 points. A three-time
Pro Bowl selection, Anderson owns the team's career records for points
(1,343), field goals (309), field goal attempts (395) and longest field goal
(55). In a 1989 Wild Card Game in Houston, Anderson's 50-yard field goal in
overtime was the difference in a 26-23 upset win for the Steelers.
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