January 12, 2004

GARY'S GONE: Kicker Gary Anderson,

GARY'S GONE: Kicker Gary Anderson, the NFL's all-time leading scorer, announced his retirement yesterday at the age of 44, following the elimination of his team, the Tennessee Titans, from the playoffs on Saturday night.
Anderson had a long and successful career with several teams, but as a Vikings fan I will of course always remember him as the guy who missed what would have been the game-winning field goal in the NFC title game following the 1998 season, paving the way for an Atlanta Falcons victory over "Minny," who failed to reach the Super Bowl despite a 15-1 record that year. Therefore, it was apropos that Anderson's final career field goal attempt was a miss in a losing playoff game.
Anderson came out of retirement to kick for the Titans this year following a season-ending injury by starter Joe Nedney; why the team failed to sign lifelong Oiler/Titan Al Del Greco remains a mystery to this day.
Also on the subject of football, the Vikings have announced that they are "willing to play" in a new outdoor stadium. How nice of them... In a related story, I'm "willing to have" Jennifer Garner over at my house tonight.

Posted by Stephen Silver at January 12, 2004 07:55 PM
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