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January 07, 2004
Gary Anderson, the bomber out of South Africa, has been a serious feel good story for a league that could occasionally use one.
At 44, the NFL's oldest active player is also the game's career leading scorer, the first man to go a whole regular season without missing a kick ('98) and the reason that the Titans are playing New England.
Gary (along with pal Morton Andersen, no relation)has been a fantasy staple for decades but wasn't even planning to play this season when he was called off the river and back onto the field.
He's one of the greats to play the game, throwback helmet and all.
posted by forksclovetofu to football at 09:03 PM - 10 comments
same thing is going to happen to Vanderjagt this year, and it's going to be great. I hope.
posted by Bernreuther at 09:29 AM on January 08, 2004
Hey, now. I happen to think that idiot kicker who got liquored up and ran his mouth off was worth 2-3 wins this season.
posted by rcade at 11:17 AM on January 08, 2004
See, I was purposely ignoring the Dirty Bird kick and I just KNEW someone was going to have to bring it up...
posted by forksclovetofu at 01:27 PM on January 08, 2004
Gary Anderson's Dirty Bird miss makes Touchdown Jebus cry.
posted by wfrazerjr at 03:32 PM on January 08, 2004
fraze: that's almost a haiku.
posted by forksclovetofu at 04:02 PM on January 08, 2004
Anderson is so old he went to Syracuse before they built the Carrier Dome.
posted by msacheson at 06:35 PM on January 08, 2004
Gary Anderson misses The Dirty Birds make the Bowl Touchdown Jebus cries how's that?
posted by wfrazerjr at 10:33 AM on January 09, 2004
Not quite. Your syllable count is 7-7-5. Haiku is 5-7-5. Try: Gary Anderson makes: Titans knock monkey off back. Bring on Patriots! also try here for more sports haiku.
posted by forksclovetofu at 01:35 PM on January 09, 2004
damn it! Anderson misses The Dirty Birds make the Bowl Touchdown Jebus cries although I'm prouder of this little number: Bonds takes HGH His massive ego now dwarfed By growing hat size
posted by wfrazerjr at 06:46 PM on January 09, 2004
Anderson's great, but he could probably play until age 88 and still be remembered most for missing the kick that put the Falcons in the Super Bowl in 1998 instead of a phenomenal Vikings team. To follow up a perfect regular season with that miss, in the Metrodome no less, still amazes me. Touchdown Jesus is a fickle deity.