Ken Anderson

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Ken Anderson is a former NFL quarterback best known for leading the Cincinnati Bengals in the 1970s and early 1980s, earning an MVP award and a Super Bowl appearance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American football player
NFL quarterback
human
awardReceived Bert Bell Award
NFL Comeback Player of the Year
NFL Most Valuable Player Award
NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award
surface form: NFL Offensive Player of the Year
birthName Kenneth Allan Anderson
coachedFor Cincinnati Bengals
Jacksonville Jaguars
Pittsburgh Steelers
collegeAttended Augustana College
surface form: Augustana College (Illinois)
collegeTeam Augustana University
surface form: Augustana Vikings football
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1949-02-15
draftedBy Cincinnati Bengals
draftPickNumber 67
draftRound 3
draftYear 1971
familyName Anderson
givenName Kenneth
hallOfFame Cincinnati Bengals Ring of Honor
jerseyNumber 14
knownFor accurate short passing game
leading Cincinnati Bengals in the 1970s and early 1980s
winning NFL MVP in 1981
laterOccupation football coach
league National Football League
name Ken Anderson
notableAchievement NFL Most Valuable Player Award
numberOfProBowls 4
placeOfBirth Batavia, Illinois, United States
playedFor Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals
surface form: Cincinnati Bengals (1971–1986)
positionPlayed quarterback
professionalDebutLeague National Football League
professionalDebutSeason 1971
professionalDebutTeam Cincinnati Bengals
retiredFrom professional football
retirementYear 1986
seasonMostAssociatedWithSuperBowl 1981 NFL season
selectedTo Pro Bowl
statisticCompletionPercentage 59.3%
statisticInterceptions over 160
statisticPassingYards over 32,000
statisticTouchdownPasses over 190
SuperBowlAppearance Super Bowl XVI
teamLedToSuperBowl Cincinnati Bengals
teamRecordsHeld Cincinnati Bengals passing records

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