Mike Anderson (linebacker)

Mike Anderson

Anderson from 1971 LSU yearbook
Date of birth (1949-02-06) February 6, 1949
Career information
Position(s) Linebacker
College Louisiana State University
High school Baton Rouge (LA) Robert E. Lee
Career history
As player
1967-1970 LSU Tigers
Career highlights and awards
Consensus All-American (1970)

Michael Howard "Mike" Anderson (born February 6, 1949) is a former American football player. He graduated from Robert E. Lee High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in 1967 and then attended Louisiana State University in the same city.[1] He played college football for the LSU Tigers from 1967 to 1970 and was a consensus All-American linebacker in 1970.[2] He later operated a restaurant in Baton Rouge called Mike Anderson's Seafood.[3] In 2014, he sued the NCAA and Riddell Inc., a helmet manufacturer, seeking compensation for head injuries he sustained while playing college football. He alleged that the defendants failed to protect players from, or to inform them adequately about, brain injuries.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Mark Broussard (March 11, 2014). "NCAA, Riddell target of Mike Anderson lawsuit". The Advocate.
  2. "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 6. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  3. 1 2 Emily Lane (March 4, 2014). "NCAA, helmet manufacturer targets in former LSU linebacker Mike Anderson's lawsuit". The Times-Picayune.
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