Norman Anderson (athlete) explained

Norman Anderson
Birth Date:March 7, 1978
Birth Place:Barre, Vermont, U.S.
Death Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma Mater:USC
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Sport:Athletics

Norman Frotjof Anderson (March 17, 1902  - March 7, 1978) was an American track and field athlete who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

Norman F. Anderson was born in Barre, Vermont on March 17, 1902.[2] His family later relocated to Oklahoma,[3] and then to California.[4]

He attended the University of Southern California, where he played football[5] and was a member of the track and field team.[6] He participated in USC's first Rose Bowl Game in 1923.[7]

In 1924, he was a member of the U.S. Olympic Team, and finished fifth in the shot put competition.[8]

Anderson graduated from USC in 1925 with a degree in Commerce. He was employed by Richfield Oil Corporation, and became manager of the company's southern California pipelines.[9]

Anderson died in Hermosa Beach, California on March 7, 1978.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Norman Anderson . Olympedia . 1 October 2021.
  2. Web site: Birth Record, Norman Frotjof Anderson. . March 17, 1902 . Vermont Vital Records, 1720-1908 . March 30, 2015.
  3. Web site: Sanford, Marion and Norman F. Anderson family. . 1910 . 1910 United States Federal Census . March 30, 2015.
  4. Web site: Sanford, Marion and Norman F. Anderson family. . 1920 . 1920 United States Federal Census . March 30, 2015.
  5. Book: Danzig . Allison . Brandwein . Peter . 1969 . Sport's Golden Age: A Close-Up of the Fabulous Twenties . Freeport, NY . Books for Libraries Press . 162. 9780836900132 .
  6. Book: Bushnell, Edward Rogers . 1926 . Official Souvenir Volume, Annual Field Meeting, Volumes 47-50 . Philadelphia, PA . Inter-collegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America . 200 .
  7. Book: 1954 . Petroleum Management, Volume 26, Part 2 . Dallas, TX . Petroleum Engineer Publishing Company . A-24.
  8. Book: Wallechinsky, David . 2004 . The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics: Athens 2004 . Toronto, Canada . Sport Media Publishing . 380 . 978-1894-96332-9.
  9. Book: 1954 . Pacific Oil World, Volume 47 . Los Angeles, CA . Petroleum Publishers . 16.
  10. Web site: Norman F. Anderson in U.S. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014. . Ancestry.com . United States Social Security Administration . March 30, 2015.

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