Clary Anderson
American football and baseball player and coach (1911–1988) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Clarence Oscar "Clary" Anderson (July 7, 1911 – August 19, 1988) was an American football and baseball player and coach. He was the head baseball and football coach for Montclair State University in Upper Montclair, New Jersey.
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1911-07-07)July 7, 1911 |
Died | August 19, 1988(1988-08-19) (aged 77) |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1932–1934 | Colgate |
Position(s) | End |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1969–1975 | Montclair State |
Baseball | |
1970–1976 | Montclair State |
1977 | Fairleigh Dickinson |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 46–20–3 (college football) 170–73 (college baseball) 209–23–6 (high school football) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Football 5 NJSAC (1969–1973) | |
Awards | |
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He was also coach of the Montclair High School ice hockey, basketball, and swimming teams. In the last seven years or of his career he coached the Montclair State College baseball and football teams.[1]
Anderson graduated from Montclair High School (1930), Cook Academy (1931), and Colgate University (1935). He played quarterback for all three was one of the four best players in the undefeated 1932 Colgate University football team, named the “Four Horsemen”.
Anderson spent several years in the New York Giants baseball farm system and some time on the major league team. He then returned to New Jersey to coach. He coached at Blair Academy, and then at Montclair High School (1940-1969). In that time, Montclair High School won 16 Group IV football championships and 11 Newark News State Football Championships. Clary’s baseball teams were ten- time sectional champs and were the Greater Newark Tournament four-time champions and four-time runners up.
In his 27 years as coach, in football, his teams had a .878 winning percentage. In the five sports that he coached, his teams achieved an overall winning percentage of .768. At the end of his coaching career he had a 1039–297–22 record.
Anderson was the Athletic Director for many years at Montclair High School.
Anderson is remembered for the educational and leadership lessons he gave to hundreds of young men at the high school and college level.