Former Southeast Missouri running back Kelvin "Earthquake" Anderson is part of the 2017 Canadian Football League Hall of Fame Class.
In seven years with the Calgary Stampeders (1996-2002), Anderson accumulated seven 1,000-yard rushing seasons. Anderson's 8,292 career rushing yards is the second-highest total in Calgary history, including 52 rushing touchdowns. He was a two-time Grey Cup champion with Calgary, winning titles in 1998 and 2001, and was named the CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie in 1996.
Anderson played at Southeast from 1992-94 and is the school's all-time leading rusher with 3,392 yards. He ran for over 1,000 yards every season, including a career-high 1,371 yards during his first college season in 1992. Anderson holds the school record in career 100-yard games, is second in career rushing attempts, and fifth in career rushing touchdowns. He also ran for over 200 yards twice in his career and set Southeast's single-season record in rushing yards per carry with 6.69 in 1992.
Anderson’s nickname, “Earthquake,” was coined during his time at SEMO by long-time sports information director Ron Hines. Anderson had played high school football at New Madrid County Central, located near the New Madrid Fault line, and Anderson created some tremors of his own in defensive backfields during his time at Southeast.
Anderson was a Second-Team All-American in 1992, earned First-Team All-Ohio Valley Conference honors in 1994 and was a Second-Team All-OVC selection in 1993. Anderson was inducted into the Southeast Athletics Hall of Fame in 2004.
The formal induction ceremony will be held later this year, September 15, 2017.
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