Andersons named DSU Trojan Days Parade Marshals

Posted on Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Dakota State alumnus Dick Anderson and his wife Judy are the 2012 Marshals for the Trojan Days Parade. The parade is at 10:00am Saturday, September 29 and travels south to north on Egan Avenue in Madison. The parade is part of the week long homecoming celebrations at Dakota State University.

Dick Anderson is a 1963 graduate of Dakota State University, then known as General Beadle State College. While at GBSC, Anderson participated in football, baseball, basketball, and track. He earned nine varsity letters and was named Athlete of the Year in 1963. Following his graduation from GBSC, Anderson went on to a career coaching football that spanned six different high schools in four different states. His overall coaching record was 149-68-3. He coached for 23 years then entered the business world in 1986 as a car dealer. Over the years Dick has received numerous honors as a coach and business man. Dick and wife Judy have a son Jason, daughter Melissa, and seven grandchildren.

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