Monday, August 7, 2017

Gene Anderson

Robert Gene Anderson


Born:
September 22, 1927
Salina, KS

Died:
March 7, 1996
Sun City, CA


Career
1948-49 Kansas Wesleyan (College)
1949-50 Kansas Wesleyan (College)
1950-51 Kansas City Hi-Spots (NPBL)

Anderson enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1946, and attended Kansas Wesleyan afterwards where he played football and basketball. His younger brother Don played basketball after him at KWU, also.Gene joined the Hi-Spots after he was no longer eligible for athletics and Wesleyan.

He and his wife, Jackie, had three sons.

Source:
Obituary, Salina Journal, March 12, 1996

Stats:
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=anderge02
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/gene-anderson/

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