Carl Anderson (American football)

Carl Anderson

Anderson pictured in The Lasso 1952, Howard Payne yearbook
Sport(s) Football
Biographical details
Born (1898-09-09)September 9, 1898
Fort Worth, Texas[1]
Died April 30, 1978(1978-04-30) (aged 79)
Oceanside, California
Playing career
? – 1923? Centre
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1927–1928 Western Kentucky (assistant)
1929 Western Kentucky
1930 Kansas State (freshmen)
1934–1937 Western Kentucky
1945 Indiana (backfield)
1946–1950 Centre
1951–1952 Howard Payne
Head coaching record

Statistics

Carl Rudolph Frederick "Swede" Anderson IV (September 9, 1898 – April 30, 1978) was an American college football coach at Western Kentucky University and Howard Payne University. Anderson graduated from Centre College in Danville, Kentucky in 1924,[2] where he was coached by legendary alumnus Bo McMillin. Anderson then got his first coaching experience under McMillin at Geneva College.[3] Anderson then served one year as the head football coach at Western Kentucky,[4] before moving to Kansas State as its freshman team coach in 1930.[3] Anderson returned to Western Kentucky as its head coach from 1934 to 1937.[4] He then returned to his alma mater, Centre College, where he coached the Praying Colonels until 1950.[5] The following season, Anderson became the seventh head football coach at the Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas and held that position from 1951 to 1952. His coaching record at Howard Payne was 7–10.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ Epsilon Chapter of Beta Theta Pi: 100 Years at Centre (1848–1948) (PDF), Centre College.
  3. 1 2 Royal Purple, Kansas State University, Class of 1931 yearbook, p. 294.
  4. 1 2 3 Carl "Swede" Anderson Records by Year
  5. ↑ Football Coaches, CentreCyclopedia, Centre College, retrieved July 13, 2009.

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