Frank B. Anderson

Frank B. Anderson
Anderson on the left next to Kirby Malone
Biographical details
Born(1882-06-16)June 16, 1882
Powder Springs, Georgia, U.S.
DiedNovember 8, 1966(1966-11-08) (aged 84)
Albany, Georgia, U.S.
Playing career
Baseball
1903–1904Georgia
Position(s)Second baseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1904University School for Boys (assistant)
1905University School for Boys
1906–1907Robert E. Lee Institute
1908–1909Gordon Military Institute
1910–1911Georgia (assistant)
1917–1919Oglethorpe
Baseball
1910–1913Georgia
1916–1944Oglethorpe
Head coaching record
Overall8–11–1 (college football)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Oglethorpe Athletic Hall of Fame
Atlanta Sports Hall of Fame

Frank Butner Anderson (June 16, 1882 – November 8, 1966) was an American college football, and baseball coach as well as athletic director. He was the first football and baseball coach in the history of Oglethorpe University and the namesake of its baseball field.[1] The field was dedicated as such on May 11, 1963. Anderson was inducted into the Oglethorpe Athletic Hall of Fame, a member of its inaugural class of 1962.[2] He always wore his baseball uniform to practice and to games. He is known by some as the "Dean of Southern Baseball Coaches."[1][3] Frank is the father of Alf Anderson.

  1. ^ a b Paul Hudson. "Frank Anderson: The Dean of Southern College Baseball Coaches, 1916–1944". Archived from the original on June 2, 2011.
  2. ^ "Oglethorpe Athletic Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on January 4, 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  3. ^ "The Flight of the Stormy Petrel". Archived from the original on March 27, 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2015.