Christopher Anthony (born January 10, 1979) is an American former arena football wide receiver and linebacker. He played for the New York Dragons of the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football for Iowa State.
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| Position: | Wide receiver, linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 10, 1979 Bettendorf, Iowa, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 2,000 lb (907 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Pleasant Valley (Riverdale, Iowa) |
| College: | Iowa State (1998–2002) |
| Undrafted: | 2003 |
| Career history | |
High school career
editAnthony attended Pleasant Valley High School in Riverdale, Iowa, and was a letterman in football, basketball, baseball, and track. He earned all-state honors in both football and basketball as a senior. [1]
College career
editAnthony attended Iowa State University, where he played football and was a two-time team captain (1999, 2000) and two-time honorable mention All-Big 12 wide receiver (1998, 2000). He caught two touchdowns in Iowa State's first-ever bowl victory over Pittsburgh in the 2000 Insight.com Bowl.[2][3]
Playing career
editHe played six seasons for the New York Dragons, scoring over 100 regular season and post-season touchdowns. He also served as vice-president of the Arena Football League Players Association from 2008 to 2010.[4][5][6]
Personal life
editAnthony's younger brother, Tom, is the head football coach for Pittsburg State University.
References
edit- ^ "Chris Anthony - Pleasant Valley High School".
- ^ "Chris Anthony-Iowa State".
- ^ "ESPN-Iowa State Insight.com bowl". Archived from the original on April 6, 2003.
- ^ Schwarz, Alan (April 18, 2008). "Medical arena is calling him". The New York Times.
- ^ "Chris Anthony-Arena Football League statistics".
- ^ "Chris Anthony - Arena Football League". Archived from the original on December 19, 2021.