I apologize in advance for this extra long post but I'M HEARTBROKEN.....this thread...believe it or not.... originated around the CFL and you must forgive me a moment to cry over my stupid home teams latest idiotic decision.....
God......and to think this was the year I was going to buy my season tickets! jesh...
Friday, June 13, 2003
Stamps all-time leading rusher released
Running back Kelvin Anderson is one of three Stampeders let go by the Club
(Calgary) - Calgary Stampeder Head Coach Jim Barker today released three players including the team's all-time leading rusher Kelvin Anderson. Veteran defensive back Da'Shann Austin, and rookie defensive lineman Reggie Davis were also released.
Cutdown day is the worst part of this business, you really it hate when it affects other peoples lives. Kelvin Anderson was a true Stampeder, he leaves this franchise as the team's all-time leading rusher, a tribute to his durabilty and athletic skills. He thrilled the fans of the CFL for many years and we wish him all the best in the future" stated head coach Jim Barker.
Please find enclosed the bio of Kelvin Anderson.
kelvin ANDERSON
# 32
RUNNING BACK
College: S.E. Missouri State
HT: 5'8" WT: 205 lbs
Birthdate: February 4, 1972
Birthplace: Southbend Indiana
Residence: Howardville, MO
CFL Experience: 8th Year
Games Played: Regular Season - 122 West Semi-Final - 3; West Final - 4
Grey Cup - 3
Stampeder Experience: 8th Year
Games Played: Regular Season - 122; West Semi-Final - 3; West Final - 4
Grey Cup - 3
Import
PRO
Has played in 122 regular season Career CFL games ... 6 playoff games ... 3 Grey Cup game ...Kelvin displays tremendous power with a very explosive running ability ... very durable running back ...played in 85 consecutive regular season games before having his streak end on October 6, 2000 ...sitting out with a bruised shoulder ...in 1999 he did miss one game with an ankle injury ...the West Final in Vancouver against the Lions ... originally signed as a free agent and reported to training camp on June 5th, 1996 ... became a free agent on February 15, 2000 ...signed with the San Francisco Demons of the XFL and became a key component in leading the Demons to the first and last XFL championship game ... re-signed with the Stampeders on May 18, 2001 ... attended the Seattle Seahawks training camp and was one of their final cuts in 1995 ... tremendous rookie season in the CFL ...rushing for over 1,000 yards and being named the league's Most Outstanding Rookie ... on October 22, 2000 he rushed for 147 yards on 24 carries pushing him past the 1,000 yard barrier for the fifth consecutive season ...a new Stampeder record ...extending his record to six consecutive seasons during the 2001 campaign ... on September 3, 2001 ... Labour Day against the Eskimos he surpassed Lovell Coleman for second spot all-time in Stampeder rushing yards ... Coleman racked up 6,394 yards during his Stampeder career ... on October 8, 2001 versus Hamilton in Calgary at McMahon Stadium ... he entered this game 1 yard shy of his sixth consecutive 1,000 yard season ... and 160 yards shy of tying Earl Lunsford as the all-time Stampeder leading rusher ... Lunsford during his tenure with the Stampeders rushed for 6,994 yards ... on this day against the Tiger-Cats Kelvin would turn in a historic performance ... and a career day for number 32 ... 179 yards rushing on 24 carries ... the 179 yards along the ground was a single-game best for Kelvin ... with the 179 yards he became the Stampeders all-time leading rusher ... surpassing the legendary Earl Lunsford ... Kelvin broke the record in style ... mid-way through the fourth quarter he needed 36 yards to tie ... on first and ten on the Tiger-Cats 46 yard line he broke the play off-tackle ... scampering 46 yards to pay-dirt ... for the go ahead touchdown and the record ... breaking the 7,000 yard barrier ... on that play ... one year later in 2002 he once again was in position ironically against the Tiger-Cats to enter the record books one more time ... however this time it would be the CFL record books ... on October 4th, 2002 ... against the Tiger-Cats ... the Stampeders all-time leading rusher entered the game 93 yards shy of history ... that's all he needed to hit his 7th consecutive 1,000 yard rushing season ... and boy oh boy did he get it ... late in the fourth quarter he broke off-tackle right for a huge 23 yard gain ... on that play he surpassed 1,000 yards for the season and 100 yards in the game ... his 23rd career 100 yard rushing game... finishing with 19 carries ... 101 yards ... one rushing touchdown ... becoming the first ever running back to record 7 consecutive 1,000 yard rushing seasons in CFL history ... former Saskatchewan great George Reed rushed for 6 consecutive seasons during his great career in the 60's and 70's ... Kelvin's string of 5 consecutive Western Division All-Star spots came to an end in 2002 ... he finished the 2002 with 1,074 yards on 221 carries .. remains first in Stampeder all-time rushing yards with 8,292 yards ... first all-time in rushing attempts with 1,670 ... sits second all-time in rushing touchdowns with 52 ... Earl Lunsford leads way with 55 ... sits second all-time with 76 career touchdowns ... Allen Pitts leads all-time with 117 ... twice in his career he represented the West as the league's Most Outstanding Player ... losing out to Winnipeg quarterback Khari Jones ... in 2001 ... the first time was in 1998 as he was selected the team's representative as their Most Outstanding Player ... becoming the first Stampeder running back since Lewis Walker in 1984 to receive that honor ... it also marked the first time since the legendary Willie Burden in 1975 that a Stampeder running back represented the Western Conference as the CFL's Most Outstanding Player ... finished as runner-up to the league's Most Outstanding Player ...Montreal Alouette running back Mike Pringle ... both times he was runner-up to the Most Outstanding Player he has been on the winning side of the Grey Cup ... twice he has been named to the All-Canadian team ... 1998 and 1999 ... in regular season play he has rushed for 23-100 yard games to sit third all-time ... Lunsford leads with 28 and Lovell Coleman sits second with 26 ... the Stampeders have an impressive 16-6-1 mark when Kelvin breaks the 100 yard rushing barrier in a game ... his 7-100 yard games in 2001 is third best all-time in a single season in Stampeder history ... in 2002 he became the first player in the CFL to have a bobblehead doll ... as McDonalds sponsored the event handing out 5,000 at a game in July.
*edit....I have two in my kitchen cupboard still from the game!
a-winner of the Jackie Parker Trophy as the Most Outstanding Rookie in the West
b-winner of the CFL Chrysler Most Outstanding Rookie Award
c-Western Division All-Star
d-All-Canadian
e-led the CFL in touchdowns
f-winner of the Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy as the West's Most Outstanding Player
g-Runner-up for the CFL Chrysler Most Outstanding Player
PLAYOFFS
RUSHING RECEIVING
YEAR GP C YDS AVG. LG. TD. NO. YDS. AVG. LG TD
2001 2 31 143 4.6 22 0 4 21 5.2 12 0
2000 1 16 65 4.0 10 0 1 9 9.0 9 0
1999 1 21 71 3.4 8 1 3 33 11.0 23 1
1998 1 15 44 2.9 9 0 8 56 7.0 18 0
1997 1 7 33 4.7 9 0 4 54 13.5 26 0
1996 1 13 67 5.1 10 0 3 45 15.0 26 0
TOTALS 7 103 423 4.1 10 1 23 218 9.4 26 1
GREY CUP
RUSHING RECEIVING
YEAR GP C YDS AVG. LG. TD. NO. YDS. AVG. LG. TD
2001 1 8 22 2.7 8 0 2 57 28.5 44 0
1999 1 7 28 4.0 12 0 3 26 8.6 10 0
1998 1 18 105 5.8 16 1 3 27 9.0 12 0
TOTALS 3 33 155 4.6 16 1 8 110 13.7 44 0
KELVIN ANDERSON'S LEAGUE ACHIEVEMENTS:
2001
. EDDIE JAMES MEMORIAL TROPHY WINNER - WESTERN CONFERENCE LEADING RUSHER
. ALL-CANADIAN
. UNANIMOUS SELECTION WESTERN DIVISION ALL-STAR
. JEFF NICKLIN MEMORIAL TROPHY WINNER-WESTERN DIVISION
. NOMINEE - CFL MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER - WESTERN DIVISION
2000
. EDDIE JAMES MEMORIAL TROPHY WINNER - WESTERN CONFERENCE LEADING RUSHER , WESTERN DIVISION ALL-STAR
1999
. ALL-CANADIAN
. WESTERN DIVISION ALL-STAR
1998
. EDDIE JAMES MEMORIAL TROPHY WINNER - WESTERN CONFERENCE LEADING RUSHER
. ALL-CANADIAN
. UNANIMOUS SELECTION WESTERN DIVISION ALL-STAR
. JEFF NICKLIN MEMORIAL TROPHY WINNER-WESTERN DIVISION
. NOMINEE - CFL MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER - WESTERN DIVISION
. LED THE LEAGUE IN TOUCHDOWNS - 16
1997
. EDDIE JAMES MEMORIAL TROPHY WINNER - WESTERN CONFERENCE LEADING RUSHER
. WESTERN DIVISION ALL-STAR
1996
. JACKIE PARKER TROPHY WINNER - WESTERN DIVISION-MOST OUTSTANDING ROOKIE
. CFL MOST OUTSTANDING ROOKIE AWARD WINNER
STAMPEDER FOOTBALL ... A WINNING TRADITION!
Ya...winning tradition....so let's lose our coach (Wally come home) our qb, and (my little prediction) Kelvin all to BC....Hey - Lion's fans (sorry, CFL not NFL) how does it feel to have the majority of your team made up of Stampeders? lol.....j/k....don't throw things!
Oh btw...maybe this upsets me so much because the man is not only a great football player but a REALLY nice guy.
I've met him.....my kid's done a 40 yrd dash against him in a fan appreciation thing they do every year and he was the best PR person they could have had out there.
I for one shall miss his stupid big ol' gap-toothed smile.
Shame on my team for doing this.
