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| Date of birth: | 1919 |
| Place of birth: | Montgomery, Alabama, USA |
| Career information | |
|---|---|
| Position(s): | Guard, center, end |
| College: | Ohio State |
| Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 1948 1949-1950, 1952 1953 |
Calgary Stampeders Montreal Alouettes Ottawa Rough Riders |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| CFL All-Star: | 1948 |
| Honors: | 1948, 1949 - Grey Cup Champion |
Chuck Anderson (born 1919) is a former all-star and Grey Cup champion Canadian Football League player.
Biography[]
Anderson graduated from Ohio State and turned pro in 1945 and 1946 with the Hollywood Bears in the Pacific Coast Football League (along with future CFL opponent Ezzert Anderson.)[1] After playing with the Los Angeles Bulldogs of the PCFL (in 1947) he took his multi-talented skills (he could play any position on the offensive line) to Canada, where he won a Grey Cup in 1948 with the undefeated Calgary Stampeders. In a twist of fate, he joined the Montreal Alouettes the next season and defeated his former (championship) team to win another Grey Cup.[2] He played with the Larks for 3 seasons (missing 1951 after a tryout with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats) and finished his career with the Ottawa Rough Riders in 1953.[3]
Following the path blazed by Herb Trawick, the first African-American player in the CFL, Anderson was among the first to break the colour barrier.
References[]
- ↑ Not Only the Ball Was Brown: BLACK PLAYERS IN MINOR LEAGUE FOOTBALL, 1933-46 by Bob Gill and Tod Maher, THE COFFIN CORNER: Vol. 11, No. 5 (1989)
- ↑ Unfortunately, Anderson did not get to play in the Grey Cup game. Though he played a full season and was "outstanding" in the playoffs, Canadian Rugby Union rules restricted the Alouettes to 5 import players, not the usual 7 under the Big Four rules. Both he and Lloyd Reese were forced to watch the game from the sidelines. See: Import Rule puts Bronco Reese, Chuck Anderson out of Football Playoffs by Vern DeGeer, The Montreal Gazette, November 15, 1949
- ↑ [1] CFLAPEDIA entry - Chuck Anderson
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