Born:
October 5, 1917
Crothersville, IN
Died:
June 11, 1999
Franklin, IN
Career
1932-33 Franklin High School - Indiana (High School)
1933-34 Franklin High School - Indiana (High School)
1934-35 Franklin High School - Indiana (High School)
1936-37 Purdue University (College)
1937-38 Purdue University (College)
1938-39 Purdue University (College)
1938-39 Akron Goodyear Wingfoots (Independent)
1939-40 Akron Goodyear Wingfoots (NBL)
1940-41 Akron Goodyear Wingfoots (NBL)
1941-42 Akron Goodyear Wingfoots (NBL)
1942-43 Akron Collegians (Independent)
Born to Irving (1882-1965) and Grace (1886-1946) Anderson, Gene went on to captain the basketball team at Purdue before working for Goodyear and playing three seasons on Wingfoots. He enlisted in the Navy Reserves in 1943 and served as a gunnery officer in both Europe and the Pacific. He went on to serve as Director of Irwin Union Bank and Trust, the National Association of Manufacturers and the Indiana Chamber of Commerce.
He married Rosemary Tulley on October 9, 1940 and they had two sons; David and John, and two daughters, Carol Hippensteel and Judy Deiwert.
Grave:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=anderson&GSfn=eugene&GSby=1920&GSbyrel=before&GSdy=1976&GSdyrel=after&GSst=17&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=19134340&df=all&
Source:
Franklin Evening Star, February 3, 1939
Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/a/anderge01n.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=anderge01
My Dad. No way to attach photos here - but I have pics of him from Franklin High School playing for Fuzzy Vandivier and from his time as an NBL Wingfoot player.
ReplyDeleteIf you want, you can email them to me. I would love to share!
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