Harold Anderson Interview, ca. 1976

Title

Harold Anderson Interview, ca. 1976

Authors

Harold Anderson

Files

Download Harold Anderson Interview Transcript (212 KB)

Document Type

Book

Loading...

Media is loading
 

Interviewer

Lee Tempte

Interviewee

Harold Anderson

Date Recorded

1976

Date Digital

7-28-2020

County

Traverse County

Keywords

School sports--Minnesota; College sports--Minnesota; Baseball players; St. Louis Cardinals (Baseball team); Pitchers; Semi-professional baseball--Minnesota; Teachers--Minnesota; Coaches (Athletics)--Minnesota; Football--Equipment and supplies

Description

Harold Anderson was 76 years old and was born in Clarkfield, Minnesota. He was a former high school teacher in Granite Falls and Cokato.

In this interview, Harold Anderson discusses sports. He was a high school and college athlete. He signed with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1927, and was a pitcher. He discusses playing semi-professional baseball in Minnesota and his pitching skills. He also discusses his years teaching and coaching in schools in Minnesota, as well as the differences from when he played sports compared to schools sports at the time of the interview.

Run Time

00:08:56

Language

English

Notes

The digitization and transcription of this oral history was made possible in part by the people of Minnesota through a grant funded by an appropriation to the Minnesota Historical Society from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Any views, findings, opinions, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the State of Minnesota, the Minnesota Historical Society, or the Minnesota Historic Resources Advisory Committee.

Original Format

Reel-to-Reel

Digital Identifier

KMRSAnderson01

Repository

West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)

Local Identifier

1019

Primo Type

Audio

Harold Anderson Interview, ca. 1976

Share

COinS