Personal information | |
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Full name | John Ross Anderson |
Born | Toronto, Canada | September 4, 1962
Alma mater | UC Santa Barbara |
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) |
Spouse | Karen Anderson |
Sport | |
Country | Canada |
Sport | Men's water polo |
Position | Field |
University team | UC Santa Barbara men's water polo |
Updated on 01:39, 21 September 2014 (UTC) |
John Ross Anderson (born September 4, 1962) [1] is a Canadian former water polo player who was a member of the Canada men's national water polo team who appeared in the 1984 Summer Olympics. [2] [3] [4] 2018 - Inducted into the UCSB Athletics Hall of Fame.
Anderson was born September 4, 1962, in Toronto, Canada. He enrolled at the University of California, Santa Barbara for college and played water polo for the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. [5] He played from 1984 through 1985 and was a two-time All American. [6] [7]
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Date of Birth: 04 Sep 1962
Born: September 4, 1962 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada