CARDS: Score 1992, Fleer 1990
ACQUIRED: 2017, Future Considerations. 2023, EBay
FAILURE: TTM 2010, TTM 2020, Consignment 2015

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

• Devastating long bomb threat and speedy receiver, Flipper Anderson was a second round pick of the Los Angeles Rams out of UCLA in 1988.
• In 1989, had a whopping 44 catches for 1146 yards and 5 TDs.
• His 28 yards per catch was second in NFL history (behind Warren Wells) for a player with a minimum of 40 catches.
• During 1990 season, when Henry Ellard was sidelined for a game, Flipper became QB Jim Everett‘s primary receiver against the Saints.
• Set an NFL record by catching 15 passes for 336 yards in that game.
• Had 51 catches for 1083 yards and 7 TDs (21.0 YPR) in 1990.
• Played for the Rams through the 1994 season.
• Went into the journeyman phase of his career quickly, playing for the Colts (’95), Redskins (’96), and Broncos (’97) but saw little action.
• Lives in Georgia where he’s currently a high school basketball referee.
  

ACCOLADES:

• NFL RECORD- Single game yards receiving (336)
• NFL Leader Yards Per Reception (1989, ’90)

NOTES:

I failed on Flipper so many times I pretty much gave up. TTM he didn’t respond to me twice, but responded randomly to others. Then I paid for a consignment and shipped my cards out to get him, but I wasn’t able to get him that way either- though I suspect the consigner more than anyone. (What a mess that was.) My buddy Brian got him on two cards and decided to send me one, so I held onto this Score 92 forever, thinking about these sour grapes. Finally in 2023, I was able to pick up a respectable Fleer 90 that I wanted, so I decided to go ahead and put this post together.

Flipper has like 4 other cards I still need him on. His Pro Set 1990 is an infamous photo of him scoring the final TD against the New York Giants eliminating them from the playoffs in ’89.

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
267	5357	20.1	28	72t