Rolla Leonard Anderson (August 1, 1920 – April 25, 2018) was an
American football and
basketball coach. He served as the head football at
Kalamazoo College in
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Kalamazoo ( ) is a city in the southwest region of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Kalamazoo County. At the 2010 census, Kalamazoo had a population of 74,262. Kalamazoo is the major city of the Kalamazoo-Portage Metropolit ...
for 14 seasons, from 1953 to 1966, compiling a record of 56–56–1. Anderson was also the head basketball coach at Kalamazoo for two seasons, from 1953 to 1955, tallying a mark of 12–25.
Life and career
A native of
Mount Vernon, Illinois
Mount Vernon is a city in and the county seat of Jefferson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 14,600 at the 2020 census. Mount Vernon is the principal city of the Mount Vernon Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all o ...
, Anderson played football and
basketball at Southeast Missouri State Teachers College, now
Southeast Missouri State University
Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO) is a public university in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. In addition to the main campus, the university has four regional campuses offering full degree programs and a secondary campus housing the Holland Col ...
, 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, D.C. He died in April 2018 at the age of 97.
Rolla Leonard Anderson Obituary
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Head coaching record
Football
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1920 births
2018 deaths
American football ends
American men's basketball players
Kalamazoo Hornets football coaches
Kalamazoo Hornets men's basketball coaches
Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football players
Southeast Missouri State Redhawks men's basketball players
Western Michigan Broncos football players
Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball players
People from Mount Vernon, Illinois
Coaches of American football from Illinois
Players of American football from Illinois
Basketball players from Illinois
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