1987–1992. When he retired, Anderson ranked seventh in rushing TDs and eighth in rushing yards. At the 2014 season, Anderson was ranked 19th in career rushing touchdowns and is one of 31 running backs in the history of the NFL to rush for more than 10,000 yards (currently ranked 30th in career rushing yards at the conclusion of the 2019 NFL season). NFL career statistics Regular season Life after football The end of Anderson's 14-year football career in 1993 marked the beginning of his career in entrepreneurship and motivational speaking. Anderson has appeared on several major local and national radio and television shows, including The David Letterman Show and Good Morning America. He appeared on Comedy Central's Tosh.0 during the Crying Giants' Fan Web Redemption. Chris Cuomo of ABC News interviewed Anderson as part of One Moment in Time: The Life of Whitney Houston, a two-hour special on ABC shortly after the death of singer Whitney Houston. In Super Bowl XXV, Houston performed "The Star-Spangled Banner", and Anderson and then-Giants quarterback Jeff Hostetler, along with then-Buffalo Bills quarterback Frank Reich, reflected on Houston's performance in that game. He was a broadcast analyst with WFAN for the New York Giants, and he co-hosted three radio shows in St. Louis with former Cardinal teammates Theotis Brown, E.J. Junior and Roy Green. Anderson was a frequent guest on The Billy Taylor Show in New York City and contributed to an in-season weekly column, Ask Ottis, in the Giants Insider publication. As president of Ottis J. Anderson Enterprises, Anderson is also involved in several ventures and is involved with writing benefits for municipalities, school boards and privately held businesses in New Jersey. In 2017, Anderson began working as the Vice President of Business Development for Metro Exhibits, selling trade show booths and services. He has endorsed Global Syn-Turf, Inc. synthetic turf for sports fields. Anderson has been affiliated with many community organizations such as the United Way of America, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, and the Deborah Hospital Foundation. Anderson was inducted into the St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame on May 2, 2022. See also History of the New York Giants (1979–93) References External links Official Website for Ottis "OJ" Anderson 1957 births Living people African-American players of American football American football running backs Forest Hill Community High School alumni Miami Hurricanes football