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Best of Ken Anderson | THROWBACK PHOTOS

A look at the Bengals legend Ken Anderson, Ring of Honor Nominee, through the years.

Cincinatti Bengals quarterback Ken Anderson (14) fades to pass during Super Bowl XVI in Pontiac on January 24, 1982. San Francisco won, 26-21. (AP Photo / Al Messerschmidt)
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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Ken Anderson (14) smiles as he congratulates Cleveland Browns' quarterback Brian Sipe (17) on his teams 17-7 victory over the Bengals in a game played in Cleveland on Sept. 15, 1983. (AP Photo)
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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Ken Anderson releases a pass during a practice session at the Bengals' Spinney Field training facility in Cincinnati on Dec. 29, 1981, where the team is preparing for a playoff game Sunday against the Buffalo Bills. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke)
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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Ken Anderson listens to a reporter's question with his six-year-old son, Matt, in the Bengals locker room after AFC playoff win over the Buffalo Bills in Cincinnati on Jan. 3, 1982. Anderson connected with Bengals wide receiver Cris Collinsworth for a touchdown in the late minutes of the fourth quarter to give the Bengals a 28-21 win. (AP Photo)
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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Ken Anderson, left, and USC running back Marcus Allen holds their Bert Bell Awards they received from the Maxwell Club, Feb. 11, 1982, in Philadelphia. The Maxwell Club named Anderson the top pro football player and Allen the top player in college. (AP Photo/Rusty Kennedy)
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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Ken Anderson, left, reacts as San Diego Chargers quarterback Dan Fouts, right, looks dejected after the Bengals defeated the Chargers in the AFC championship in Cincinnati on Jan. 10, 1982. Fouts was intercepted twice in the game, and Anderson passed for two touchdowns and no interceptions. (AP Photo)
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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Ken Anderson releases a pass during Super Bowl XVI, on January 24, 1982, at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan. (AP Photo / Al Messerschmidt)
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AP Photo / Al Messerschmidt
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Ken Anderson gets ready to throw the ball down the field during a game.
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San Francisco 49ers defensive end Jim Stuckey rushes Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Ken Anderson during Super Bowl XVI, a 26 - 21 49ers victory on January 24, 1982, at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan. (AP Photo / Al Messerschmidt)
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AP Photo / Al Messerschmidt
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Ken Anderson (14) runs upfield from San Francisco 49ers defensive end Dwaine Board (76) and defensive tackle John Harty (75) during Super Bowl XVI NFL game against the San Francisco 49ers, Sunday, Jan. 24, 1982, in Pontiac, Mich. The 49ers defeated the Bengals 26-21. (Vernon J. Biever via AP)
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In this Jan. 10, 1982 file photo, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Ken Anderson, left, prepares to throw during the AFC championship game against the San Diego Chargers in Cincinnati. Cincinnati Bengals coach Forrest Gregg called the Freezer Bowl -- a 27-7 win over the San Diego Chargers on Jan. 2, 1982 -- worse than the Ice Bowl on Dec. 31, 1967, when he was an offensive lineman for Vince Lombardi's Packers in the most famous cold-weather game in NFL history. (AP Photo/File)
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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Ken Anderson (14) meets with Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw after the Steelers won 26-20 overtime game in Pittsburgh on Sept. 19, 1982. After Anderson tossed interception, Bradshaw connected on game-winning pass on next play. (AP Photo/Gene Puskar)
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San Diego Chargers' quarterback Dan Fouts (14), left, receives congratulations from Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Ken Anderson after the Chargers defeated the Bengals, 50-34, in San Diego, Dec. 21, 1982. The teams set an NFL record by combining for 851 yards in total passing. (AP Photo)
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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback, Ken Anderson, and coach Forrest Gregg wait for television interview to start on photo day in Pontiac, Mich, Jan. 19, 1982. Gregg and the Bengals will meet the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XVI. (AP Photo)
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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Ken Anderson turns to make a handoff during the AFC championship game against the San Diego Chargers in Cincinnati on Jan. 10, 1982. (AP Photo)
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