Wayne Anderson
Biographical details
Born(1930-12-10)December 10, 1930
Spokane, Washington, U.S.
DiedJanuary 16, 2013(2013-01-16) (aged 82)
Lewiston, Idaho, U.S.
Playing career
1949–1953Idaho (football, baseball)
Position(s)Quarterback, Pitcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Basketball
1957–1966Idaho (assistant)
1966–1974Idaho
Baseball
1958–1966Idaho
Football
1957–1960Idaho (assistant)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1971–1974Idaho (assistant)
1982–1994Idaho (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall87–116 (.429) – basketball
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Big Sky: 1964, 1966 (baseball)
Awards
Big Sky: coach of the year
– baseball: 1966 [1]
– basketball: 1968 [2]

Wayne Delbert Anderson (December 10, 1930 – January 16, 2013) was an American college basketball coach, the head coach for eight seasons at the University of Idaho, his alma mater. He was also the head baseball coach at Idaho for nine seasons, and the assistant athletic director for fifteen years.[3]

Playing career

Born and raised in Spokane, Washington, Anderson graduated from Rogers High School in 1949, where he was a multi-sport star for the Pirates.[4][5] He enrolled at the University of Idaho in Moscow, ninety miles (140 km) south, and was a two-sport athlete for the Vandals, then a member of the Pacific Coast Conference.

Anderson was the starting quarterback[6] and nationally ranked punter[7] on the football team and a pitcher on the baseball team[8] (and also played basketball as a freshman).[9] He was a member of Delta Chi fraternity,[10] and was elected class president as a senior.[11]

Coaching

Following graduation in 1953, Anderson coached a year in Roseburg, Oregon, and then served two years in the U.S. Army.[12] He returned to the university in 1956 to run its intramural program and work on his master's degree. In the summer of 1957, Anderson was promoted to assistant coach in basketball and football, and became the head baseball coach for the 1958 season, switching positions with Clem Parberry.[12]

Baseball

The baseball team won the inaugural Big Sky title in 1964,[13] and again in 1966, led by starting pitchers Bill Stoneman and Frank Reberger. The 1966 team was 31–7 in the regular season and made the NCAA tournament for the first time;[14][15] the Vandals eliminated Colorado State College and Air Force with three straight victories the road in Greeley, Colorado.[16] One step from the College World Series in Omaha, the Vandals fell 3–2 and 8–5 to Arizona in Tucson in the District 7 finals, today's "super-regionals" (sweet 16).[17] Idaho finished the season at 34–9 (.791) and Anderson was named Big Sky baseball coach of the year.[1][18]

Basketball

That September, Anderson was promoted to head coach in basketball, and stopped coaching baseball.[19][20] While head baseball coach, he had been an assistant in basketball for eight years under the previous four head coaches. In his second season in 1968, he was named conference coach of the year.[2] In 1971, he took on additional duties as assistant athletic director.[21] After his eighth season as head basketball coach, Anderson resigned both positions in March 1974 and stopped coaching at age 43.[22][23] He returned to the university in 1982 as the assistant athletic director,[24] and stayed for another dozen years, retiring in December 1994.[25][26]

Anderson was inducted into the Idaho Athletic Hall of Fame[24][27] and the University of Idaho's Athletic Hall of Fame.[28]

Death

After a battle with cancer, Anderson died at age 82 at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Lewiston in early 2013.[3][29]

Head coaching record

Basketball

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Idaho Vandals (Big Sky Conference) (1966–1974)
1966–67 Idaho 13–10 5–5 3rd
1967–68 Idaho 15–11 9–6 2nd
1968–69 Idaho 11–15 6–9 3rd
1969–70 Idaho 10–15 6–9 4th
1970–71 Idaho 14–12 8–6 2nd
1971–72 Idaho 5–20 2–12 8th
1972–73 Idaho 7–19 3–11 7th
1973–74 Idaho 12–14 5–9 6th
Idaho: 87–116 44–67
Total: 87–116

References

  1. ^ a b "Anderson named Big Sky league coach of the year". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). June 3, 1966. p. 17.
  2. ^ a b "Big Sky selects Anderson as year's top hoop coach". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 8, 1968. p. 17.
  3. ^ a b "Idaho legend Anderson dies at 82". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). January 16, 2013.
  4. ^ "Rogers honors inductees". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 22, 2009. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
  5. ^ "Rogers forward". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (photo). March 8, 1949. p. 14.
  6. ^ "Probable starting line-ups". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 6, 1951. p. 1-sports.
  7. ^ "Idaho's punter slips to sixth". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. November 1, 1951. p. 15.
  8. ^ "Seattle, Idaho split two tilts". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). April 12, 1952. p. 9.
  9. ^ "Freshmen basketball". Gem of the Mountains – University of Idaho yearbook. 1950. p. 274.
  10. ^ "Delta Chi". Gem of the Mountains, University of Idaho yearbook. 1951. p. 157.
  11. ^ "Idaho's quarterback heads senior class". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 11, 1952. p. 3.
  12. ^ a b "Idaho coaches keep busy at pre-season school". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. August 20, 1957. p. 8.
  13. ^ "Vandals defeat Weber for title". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. May 17, 1964. p. 12.
  14. ^ "Vandals get playoff berth". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. May 19, 1966. p. 10.
  15. ^ "Idaho nine in tough-but ready". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). May 26, 1966. p. 18.
  16. ^ "Arizonans next on Idaho list in bid for nationals". Tri-City Herald. June 2, 1966. p. 19.
  17. ^ "Arizona downs Idaho 3–2; Vandals victim of 1-hitter". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). June 4, 1966. p. 8.
  18. ^ "Arizona Wildcats defeat Vandals". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). June 5, 1966. p. 10.
  19. ^ "Idaho hoop pick due; Anderson seen choice". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). September 8, 1966. p. 25.
  20. ^ "Idaho picks hoop coach". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). September 10, 1966. p. 11.
  21. ^ "Idaho tabs Wayne Anderson assistant sports director". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. January 14, 1971. p. 15.
  22. ^ "Anderson resigns as Idaho cage coach". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). March 5, 1974. p. 25.
  23. ^ Drosendahl, Glenn (March 7, 1974). "Idaho's Anderson resigns head basketball position". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 17.
  24. ^ a b "Five inductees set for Idaho hall". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). March 6, 1988. p. 7C.
  25. ^ "Idaho". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, (Washington). September 2, 1995. p. C7.
  26. ^ "Anderson roast set for Tuesday". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). December 9, 1994. p. 1C.
  27. ^ idahoathletichalloffame.org – members – accessed 2012-04-12
  28. ^ Go Vandals.com – UI Athletics – Wayne Anderson – 2011-06-09
  29. ^ "Wayne D. Anderson, 82, of Moscow". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). January 17, 2013.

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