Isadore Anderson

Axel Isadore Anderson (June 20, 1880 – September 6, 1961) was an American football player, coach of football, basketball, and wrestling, and anesthesiologist. He was the first head basketball coach at the University of Missouri, serving one season, in 1906–07. His 1906–07 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team twice beat the Kansas Jayhawks, coached by James Naismith, the inventor of basketball.

Isadore Anderson
Biographical details
Born(1880-06-20)June 20, 1880
DiedSeptember 6, 1961(1961-09-06) (aged 81)
Kansas City, Missouri
Playing career
Football
1901Missouri
1903Missouri
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
c. 1905Missouri (assistant)
Basketball
1906–1907Missouri
Wrestling
c. 1905Missouri
Head coaching record
Overall10–6 (basketball)

Anderson played college football at Missouri, lettering in 1901 and 1903, before graduating in 1904. In addition to coaching basketball, he also was an assistant football coach and wrestling coach at his alma mater. He later referred football in the Missouri River Valley. Anderson worked as an anesthesiologist at Saint Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri from 1910 until his retirement in 1947. He died at Saint Luke's, on September 6, 1961.[1]

Head coaching record
The first Missouri Tigers basketball team

Basketball
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Missouri Tigers (Independent) (1906–1907)
1906–07 Missouri 10–6
Missouri: 10–6
Total:10–6

References
  1. "Dr. Isadore Anderson". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. September 7, 1961. p. 20. Retrieved June 10, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
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