Foster Andersen | |
Birth Date: | 11 March 1940 |
Player Years1: | 1958–1961 |
Player Team1: | UCLA |
Player Positions: | Tackle |
Coach Years1: | 1962 |
Coach Team1: | UCLA (GA) |
Coach Years2: | 1963 |
Coach Team2: | Pasadena (assistant) |
Coach Years3: | 1967 |
Coach Team3: | Pasadena (assistant) |
Coach Years4: | 1968–1969 |
Coach Team4: | East Los Angeles (DC) |
Coach Years5: | 1970 |
Coach Team5: | Cal State Los Angeles (assistant) |
Coach Years6: | 1971–1973 |
Coach Team6: | Cal State Los Angeles |
Coach Years7: | 1974–1976 |
Coach Team7: | USC (OL/LB) |
Coach Years8: | 1977 |
Coach Team8: | UCLA (DB) |
Coach Years9: | 1978–1979 |
Coach Team9: | Los Angeles Rams (OL) |
Coach Years10: | 1980 |
Coach Team10: | USC (scout) |
Coach Years11: | 1981–1986 |
Coach Team11: | USC (assistant) |
Coach Years12: | 1989–1991 |
Coach Team12: | Los Angeles Valley (assistant) |
Coach Years13: | 1995–1997 |
Coach Team13: | Cal State Northridge (assistant) |
Coach Years14: | 1999–2000 |
Coach Team14: | Cal State Northridge (assistant) |
Overall Record: | 9–21–1 |
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Foster Andersen (March 11, 1940 – April 26, 2004) was an American football player and coach.[1] An accomplished athlete at UCLA, he was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in 1962 NFL draft.[2] Andersen embarked on a long coaching tenure in the junior college, college and National Football League (NFL) ranks. He served as the head football coach at Cal State Los Angeles from 1971 to 1973, compiling a record of 9–21–1.[3] He also had coaching stints at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), University of Southern California (USC), and with the Los Angeles Rams.[4]