Kelvin Anderson (born February 4, 1972) is an American former professional

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player. As a

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, he rushed for over 1,000 yards in eight consecutive seasons in the

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(CFL), a league record. He won the CFL's

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championship twice, as a member of the

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, in

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and

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. Anderson played football at New Madrid County Central High School. He played college football at Southeast Missouri State where he earned the nickname "Earthquake". Anderson's eight consecutive 1,000 yard seasons began in

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

with the

. In 2000, he played in 15 games for Calgary, and ran for 1,048 yards and scored six touchdowns. He caught 34 passes for 283 yards and two touchdowns, and captured the

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as the Western Division's top rusher. In

he was named a Western All-Star for the fifth consecutive season, and was named a CFL All-Star for the third time in his career, and ran for a career-high 1,383 yards and six touchdowns. Anderson also caught 48 passes for 433 yards and nine touchdowns. Anderson also played in the only XFL season in 2001 for the San Francisco Demons, leading the team in rushing with 228 yards. Anderson had played all of his CFL career with the Calgary Stampeders when he was released by them prior to the 2003 season in favor of Lawrence Phillips. Anderson signed with the

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, following head coach and general manager

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who had also been let go by Calgary. With the Lions in 2003, he rushed for over 1,000 yards for the eighth consecutive season, setting a league record. He retired just prior the

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succeeded him as the Lions' starting running back. Anderson was inducted to the

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in 2017.

Career regular season rushing statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, Kelvin 1972 births Living people American football running backs BC Lions players Calgary Stampeders players Canadian Football League Rookie of the Year Award winners Canadian football running backs Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football players San Francisco Demons players Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductees 21st-century African-American sportsmen 21st-century American sportsmen 20th-century African-American sportsmen 20th-century American sportsmen Players of American football from South Bend, Indiana Players of Canadian football from Indiana