Rolla Anderson

Rolla Leonard Anderson (August 1, 1920 – April 25, 2018) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football at Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, Michigan for 14 seasons, from 1953 to 1966, compiling a record of 56–56–1.^[1] Anderson was also the head basketball coach at Kalamazoo for two seasons, from 1953 to 1955, tallying a mark of 12–25.

Rolla Anderson

Anderson from the 1958 Boiling Point
Biographical details
Born	(1920-08-01)August 1, 1920
Died	April 25, 2018(2018-04-25) (aged 97)
Playing career
Football
1941–1942	Southeast Missouri State
1943	Western Michigan
Basketball
1941–1943	Southeast Missouri State
1943–1944	Western Michigan
Position(s)	End (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1953–1966	Kalamazoo
Basketball
1953–1955	Kalamazoo
Head coaching record
Overall	56–56–1 (football) 12–25 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football 2 MIAA (1962–1963)

Life and career

A native of Mount Vernon, Illinois, Anderson played football and basketball at Southeast Missouri State Teachers College, now Southeast Missouri State University, and at Western Michigan College, now Western Michigan University, graduating from the latter in 1944. Anderson married Patricia Jean Anderson (November 18, 1922 – March 15, 2010) on December 23, 1944, in Washington, D.C.^[2] He died in April 2018 at the age of 97.^[3]

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Kalamazoo Hornets (Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1953–1966)
1953	Kalamazoo	1–7	0–6	7th
1954	Kalamazoo	6–2	4–2	T–2nd
1955	Kalamazoo	5–3	4–2	2nd
1956	Kalamazoo	5–3	5–1	2nd
1957	Kalamazoo	2–5–1	2–3–1	5th
1958	Kalamazoo	0–8	0–6	7th
1959	Kalamazoo	2–6	1–5	T–5th
1960	Kalamazoo	4–5	2–3	4th
1961	Kalamazoo	4–4	3–2	3rd
1962	Kalamazoo	8–0	5–0	1st
1963	Kalamazoo	6–2	4–1	T–1st
1964	Kalamazoo	5–3	3–2	3rd
1965	Kalamazoo	5–3	3–2	T–2nd
1966	Kalamazoo	3–5	2–3	T–4th
Kalamazoo:		56–56–1	38–38–1
Total:		56–56–1
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth