Heartley William "Hunk"Anderson (September 22, 1898 – April 24, 1978) was anAmerican football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at theSaint Louis University (1928–1929),University of Notre Dame (1931–1933), andNorth Carolina State University (1934–1936), compiling a careercollege football record of 34–34–4. From1942 to1945, Anderson was the head coach for theChicago Bears of theNational Football League (NFL), tallying a mark of 24–12 and winning the1943 NFL Championship.
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1898-09-22)September 22, 1898 Calumet, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | April 24, 1978(1978-04-24) (aged 79) West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1918–1921 | Notre Dame |
| 1920–1921 | Canton Bulldogs |
| 1922–1923 | Chicago Bears |
| 1923 | Cleveland Indians |
| 1924–1925 | Chicago Bears |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1927 | Notre Dame (assistant) |
| 1928–1929 | Saint Louis |
| 1930 | Notre Dame (line) |
| 1931–1933 | Notre Dame |
| 1934–1936 | NC State |
| 1937 | Michigan (line) |
| 1939 | Detroit Lions (assistant) |
| 1942–1945 | Chicago Bears |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 34–34–4 (college) 24–12 (NFL) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
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| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1974 (profile) | |
From 1918 to 1921, Anderson played as aguard for theNotre Dame football team, under new head coachKnute Rockne. During his time inSouth Bend he played under an assumed name for theCanton Bulldogs in 1920–1921, but Anderson later argued that he had only played in exhibition games.[1] From 1922 to 1926, he played professionally for theCleveland Indians and theChicago Bears. Anderson played in 39 career games while starting in 32 of them. In 1939, he was an assistant coach for theDetroit Lions underGus Henderson.
Born inCalumet, Michigan, on theKeweenaw Peninsula in theUpper Peninsula, Anderson attendedCalumet High School. He was 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) and weighed 170 lb (77 kg). Anderson was named to theNational Football League 1920s All-Decade Team, and is one of only two players on the list not in thePro Football Hall of Fame. He was inducted into theCollege Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1974.
A head coach at Saint Louis for two years, he returned to Notre Dame as an assistant under Rockne in1930 and the Irish won all ten games. The following spring, Rockne was killed in aplane crash,[2][3][4] and Anderson was promoted to head coach ten dayslater.[5][6][7]
Head coaching record
editCollege
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis Billikens(Independent)(1928–1929) | |||||||||
| 1928 | Saint Louis | 4–4–1 | |||||||
| 1929 | Saint Louis | 3–4–1 | |||||||
| Saint Louis: | 7–8–1 | ||||||||
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish(Independent)(1931–1933) | |||||||||
| 1931 | Notre Dame | 6–2–1 | |||||||
| 1932 | Notre Dame | 7–2 | |||||||
| 1933 | Notre Dame | 3–5–2 | |||||||
| Notre Dame: | 16–9–2 | ||||||||
| NC State Wolfpack(Southern Conference)(1934–1936) | |||||||||
| 1934 | NC State | 2–6–1 | 1–3–1 | 8th | |||||
| 1935 | NC State | 6–4 | 2–2 | T–5th | |||||
| 1936 | NC State | 3–7 | 2–4 | 12th | |||||
| NC State: | 11–17–1 | 5–9–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 34–34–4 | ||||||||
NFL
edit| Team | Year | Regular Season | Post Season | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| CHI | 1942 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1st in NFL Western | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost toWashington Redskins inNFL Championship Game. |
| CHI | 1943 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .850 | 1st in NFL Western | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1943 NFL Champions |
| CHI | 1944 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | 2nd in NFL Western | – | – | – | – |
| CHI | 1945 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 4th in NFL Western | – | – | – | – |
| CHI Total | 23 | 11 | 2 | .667 | – | – | – | – | ||
| Total | 23 | 11 | 2 | .667 | – | – | – | – | ||
Personal life
editReferences
edit- ^"The Taylorville Scandal"(PDF).
- ^"Report Knute Rockne killed in plane crash".Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 31, 1931. p. 1.
- ^"Rockne's tragic death".Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. April 1, 1931. p. 1A.[permanent dead link]
- ^"Sorrow shrouds Notre Dame faculty and students with passing of Knute Rockne".Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. April 1, 1931. p. 16.
- ^"'Hunk' Anderson named Notre Dame coach".Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. April 11, 1931. p. 23.[permanent dead link]
- ^"Anderson named Rockne successor for year".Pittsburgh Press. United Press. April 11, 1931. p. 9.
- ^"Hunk Anderson lacking wizardry of psychology, but is man of action".Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. April 12, 1931. p. 3C.[permanent dead link]
- ^"10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D"".www.phoenixmasonry.org. RetrievedMarch 12, 2023.
External links
edit- Hunk Anderson at theCollege Football Hall of Fame
- Career statistics fromNFL.com · Pro Football Reference