Gary Anderson (placekicker)

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Gary Allan Anderson (born 16 July 1959) is a South African former professional American football placekicker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 23 seasons. He spent the majority of his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers and is also known for his Minnesota Vikings tenure. Joining the league in 1982, he earned four Pro Bowl selections and one first-team All-Pro honor. Anderson was also named to the NFL's second All-Decade teams of the 1980s and 1990s, as well as the Steelers All-Time Team. With the Vikings in 1998, Anderson became the first NFL kicker to convert every field goal and extra point in the regular season. During the postseason, however, he missed a critical field goal in the 1998 NFC Championship Game, which is often attributed with the Vikings' defeat. Anderson continued his NFL career for six more seasons until retiring in 2004. He ranks third in games played (353), points scored (2,434), and field goals made (538) and is also the Steelers' all-time leading...

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