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Bill Anderson, part of UT football radio team, dies
Posted on 4/18/17 at 3:47 pm
Posted on 4/18/17 at 3:47 pm
R.I.P. Bill.
Bill Anderson passes away at 80
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Bill Anderson, who was John Ward’s broadcast partner for Tennessee football games on the Vol Radio Network from 1968-98 and co-captain of the 1957 Tennessee football team, died early Tuesday morning in Knoxville, a spokesman for Mann Heritage Chapel said. He was 80.
Bill Anderson passes away at 80
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Posted on 4/18/17 at 9:17 pm to SavageOrangeJug
RIP
Posted on 4/19/17 at 8:57 am to SavageOrangeJug
RIP
Posted on 4/22/17 at 7:23 am to WhiskeyPapa
Bill's obituary on Life In Legacy.
Life In Legacy
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Bill Anderson (80) played on two NFL championship teams with the Green Bay Packers as part of an eight-year NFL career. Anderson played for the Washington Redskins from 1958–63 and Green Bay from ‘65–66. He caught 178 passes for 3,048 yards and 15 touchdowns. The 1965 Green Bay team won an NFL title, and the ‘66 squad won the first Super Bowl. Anderson played for the University of Tennessee from 1955–57 and was a cocaptain in ‘57. He was selected to the Pro Bowl in 1959–60. After his NFL career, Anderson spent 30 years as part of Tennessee football’s radio broadcast team. He died in Knoxville, Tennessee on April 18, 2017.
Life In Legacy
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