For the Scottish footballer see Harry Anderson (footballer)

Harry Anderson (footballer)

Harold "Harry" A. Anderson was a Scottish footballer perhaps best known for his time at . He also played for the Scotland national team.Anderson started his career at before joining Raith Rovers in the summer of 1912...

, for the American psychologist, see Harold Homer Anderson

Harold Homer Anderson

Harold Homer Anderson was an American research professor of psychology at Michigan State University, who published on child psychology, clinical psychology, personality, and cross-national research....

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W. Harold Anderson (September 11, 1902 – June 13, 1967) was a college men's basketball

Basketball

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 coach at Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green State University, often referred to as Bowling Green or BGSU, is a public, coeducational research university located in Bowling Green, Ohio, United States. The institution was granted a charter in 1910 by the State of Ohio as part of the Lowry Bill, which also established Kent State...

 and the University of Toledo

University of Toledo

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. As a player, he played at Otterbein College, a small liberal arts college

Liberal arts college

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 outside of Columbus, Ohio

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. As a coach, he was one of the first to win more than 500 games on the collegiate level. While pioneering the run and gun, up-tempo style of play, the Akron, Ohio

Akron, Ohio

Akron , is the fifth largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County. It is located in the Great Lakes region approximately south of Lake Erie along the Little Cuyahoga River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 199,110. The Akron Metropolitan...

 native Anderson developed a host of All-America athletes, the most prominent being Nate Thurmond

Nate Thurmond

Nathaniel "Nate" Thurmond is a retired American basketball player. Dominant at both center and power forward, he was a seven-time All-Star and the first player in NBA history to record a quadruple-double....

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The Bowling Green Falcons

Bowling Green Falcons

The Bowling Green Falcons are the intercollegiate athletic teams of Bowling Green State University, located in Bowling Green, Ohio. The Falcons participate in NCAA Division I in the Mid-American Conference and the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. BGSU is one of only 13 universities in the...

 now play basketball in Anderson Arena

Anderson Arena

Anderson Arena is a 4,700-seat indoor arena that sits in Memorial Hall on the campus of Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio and is currently home to the Bowling Green Falcons women's gymnastics team. The arena, which opened in 1960, served as the home arena for Bowling Green's...

, named in honor of their legendary coach. Anderson was enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame

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in 1985.

Head coaching record

External links

• Basketball Hall of Fame profile