Chuck Anderson

Chuck Anderson

Date of birth:	1919
Place of birth:	Montgomery, AL, USA
Career information
Position(s):	Offensive Guard, Center, Offensive End
College:	Ohio State
Organizations
As player:
1948 1949-50, 52 1953	Calgary Stampeders Montreal Alouettes Ottawa Rough Riders
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star:	1948
Honors:	1948, 1949 - Grey Cup Champion

Chuck Anderson is a former all-star and Grey Cup champion Canadian Football League player.

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. 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.^[2]

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

1. ^ 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)
2. ^ [1] CFLAPEDIA entry - Chuck Anderson