Anderson earned his bachelor's degree in pre-medicine from Arkansas AM&N University (now University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff) in 1962[4] and, in 1971, earned his master's degree in biological science from North Carolina A&T State University.[4] He began his coaching career at Canton High School, where he served as head basketball coach; he also taught biology.[4]
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