- Bret Anderson
Infobox CFL player
Name=Bret Anderson
team=BC Lions
ImageWidth=200
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status=Active
import=no
Position=SB
position2=Kicker
number=8
College=Simon Fraser
DateOfBirth=Birth date and age|1973|04|23
Birthplace=Coquitlam, British Columbia
Height_ft=6
Height_in=3
Weight_lbs=215
CFLDraftedYear=1997
CFLDraftedRound=4
CFLDraftedPick=25
playing_years=1997-present
playing_teams=BC Lions
career_highlights=
*88th Grey Cup winner
*94th Grey Cup winner
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CFL=495Bret Anderson (born
April 23 ,1974 inNew Westminster, British Columbia ) is a place kicker and backup slotback for theBC Lions of the CFL.Anderson is number 8, 6'3" and 215 lbs. He has played 10 years in the CFL, mostly as a slotback and all with the Lions. He went to
Simon Fraser University inBurnaby .Bret was drafted in the 4th round, 25th overall by the Lions in the 1997 CFL draft. Anderson was key to the B.C. Lions's 2000 Grey Cup win. From 2001 to 2003, he caught 66 passes and had 4 touchdowns as a backup. He played only 5 games in 2004 before retiring to become a firefighter. In 2005, he came back and recorded his longest kick ever on
October 16 ,2005 against the Montreal Alouettes. The kick was 91 yards long. Anderson got his second Grey Cup ring in 2006.Bret Anderson works for the
Port Coquitlam, British Columbia fire department both during and after the football season. TheCoquitlam, British Columbia native has gone through the formality of resigning from the Lions each year since he got on full time with the PCFD in 2004 (he left the team after five games that season and didn't rejoin until 2005).
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