Roger Anderson

{{Short description|American football player (1942–2018)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Roger Anderson

| image = Blazers 74 Head Roger Anderson small.jpg

| number = 73

| position = Defensive tackle

| birth_date = November 11, 1942

| birth_place = Bedford, Virginia, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2018|3|21|1942|11|11}}

| death_place = Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 5

| weight_lbs = 265

| high_school = Oxford
(Oxford, North Carolina)

| college = Virginia Union

| draftyear = 1964

| draftround = 7

| draftpick = 96

| afldraftyear = 1964

| afldraftround = 7

| afldraftpick = 51

| pastteams =

• New York Giants ({{NFL Year|1964}}–{{NFL Year|1965}})
• Montreal Alouettes ({{CFL Year|1966}})
• New York Giants ({{NFL Year|1967}}–{{NFL Year|1968}})
• Norfolk Neptunes (1970–1971)
• Florida Blazers (1974)

| pfr = AndeRo20

}}

Roger Cole Anderson (November 11, 1942 – March 21, 2018) was an American football defensive tackle who played four seasons with the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Virginia Union.{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AndeRo20.htm |title=Roger Anderson |work=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=November 21, 2023}} He was drafted by the Giants in the 7th round of the 1964 NFL draft and the San Diego Chargers in the 7th round of the 1964 AFL Draft, and chose to sign with the Giants. A two-way player in college,{{cite news |title=VU Tackle Signs With NFL Giants |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-vu-tackle-signs/119848193/ |access-date=21 November 2023 |work=Richmond Times-Dispatch |date=3 January 1964 |page=24 |language=en}} Anderson was the primary right tackle for the Giants in his rookie season.{{cite news |title=Starting Role in First Season Surprised Anderson |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-roger-anderson/119848318/ |access-date=21 November 2023 |work=Richmond Times-Dispatch |date=19 May 1965 |page=30 |language=en}} The next season, he switched to defensive tackle and played in eight games. In 1966, after being cut by the Atlanta Falcons, he signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL).{{cite news |url=https://newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-journal/133415158/ |title=Big Tackle Joins Als |work=The Ottawa Journal |date=September 13, 1966 |accessdate=October 14, 2023}} Anderson returned to the Giants during the 1967 season to play defensive tackle after the team suffered multiple injuries.{{cite news |title=Roger Anderson |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-roger-anderson/119848649/ |access-date=21 November 2023 |work=New York Daily News |date=25 November 1967 |page=32 |language=en}} Later in his career, he played for the Norfolk Neptunes of the Atlantic Coast Football League (ACFL) and the Florida Blazers of the World Football League (WFL).{{cite web |url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playera/ande10800.html |title=Roger Anderson |work=Pro Football Archives |access-date=November 21, 2023}}