Professional Football Player. He played at the position of offensive tackle for six seasons (1953 to 1958) in the Canadian Football League with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, he moved with his family to Toronto, Ontario, and then Winnipeg, Manitoba, before moving to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He attended local schools and the City Park Collegiate High School, where he played football. He played first professionally at the end position with the Saskatoon Hilltops Junior Football Team of the Canadian Junior Football League (or CJFL) from 1951 to 1952, before being signed to the Canadian Football League's Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1953. One of the highlights of his Canadian Football League career was playing in the East-West Shrine All-Star football game in 1956. Tragically, following the game four of his teammates, including Mel Beckett, Mario DeMarco, Gordon Sturtridge, and Ray Syrnyk and fifty-eight other passengers were all killed in the crash of a Trans Canada Airlines North airplane when it crashed into the side of the isolated Mount Slesse near Hope, British Columbia. Luckily, Anderson was not aboard the plane at the time because he was out buying a new refrigerator for his wife and newborn son. This terrible accident and loss of friends affected him dearly. After replacements were brought in for the late players he only played two more seasons before retiring in 1958 after six seasons. He also coached the Regina Rams football team for a time in the 1960s and he was the man responsible for the team's famous ram's horns helmet logo. His Canadian Football League consisted of some of 93 games played, 4 fumble recoveries, 1 pass for 9 yards and 0 receiving touchdowns. A towering 6-foot-5, and 283lbs player, he was also once considered the biggest player in the Canadian Football League and was once ranked by "Chatelaine Magazine" as one of ten best-looking men in Canada. After retiring from playing football, he worked in the construction business for many years. He was also a member of the Shriners and was an avid golfer. He passed away in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, at the age of 72. His son Michael Anderson was also a professional football in the Canadian Football League having played for the Saskatoon Roughriders from 1984 to 1995.