Career
A native of Mount Vernon, Illinois, he played football and basketball at Southeast Missouri State Teachers College, now Southeast Missouri State University, and at Western Michigan College, now Western Michigan University, graduating from the latter in 1944. Anderson married Patricia Jean Anderson (November 18, 1922 – March 15, 2010) on December 23, 1944 in Washington, District of Columbia
Anderson was the head football at Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He held that position for 14 seasons, from 1953 until 1966.
His coaching record at Kalamazoo was 56 wins, 56 losses and 1 tie.
