Bret Anderson information

Bret Anderson
Date of birth	April 23, 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth	New Westminster, BC
Career information
CFL status	National
Position(s)	SB/K
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Canada university	Simon Fraser
High school	Terry Fox HS
CFL draft	1997 / Round: 4 / Pick: 25
Drafted by	BC Lions
Career history
As player
1997–2009	BC Lions
Career highlights and awards
	88th Grey Cup winner; 94th Grey Cup winner;

Bret Anderson (born April 23, 1975) is a former Canadian football placekicker and slotback who played his entire career for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League.^[1]

Anderson is 6'3" and 215 lbs. He played 13 years in the CFL, mostly as a slotback and all with the Lions. He went to Simon Fraser University in Burnaby.^[2] During that time, he also worked with former Coquitlam Cheetahs track and field coach Percy Perry on developing his running.^[3]

Bret was drafted in the 4th round, 25th overall by the Lions in the 1997 CFL Draft. Anderson was key to the BC Lions's 2000 Grey Cup win. From 2001 to 2003, he caught 66 passes and had 4 touchdowns as a backup. He played only 5 games in 2004 before retiring to become a firefighter. In 2005, he came back and recorded his longest kick ever on October 16, 2005 against the Montreal Alouettes. The kick was 91 yards long. Anderson got his second Grey Cup ring in 2006.

Bret Anderson works for the Port Coquitlam fire department both during and after the football season.^[4] The Coquitlam, British Columbia native has gone through the formality of resigning from the Lions each year since he got on full-time with the PCFD in 2004 (he left the team after five games that season and did not rejoin until 2005).

Anderson did not initially return for the 2009 BC Lions season but was re-signed on October 5, 2009.^[5]

^ Maher, Tod; Gill, Bob (2013). The Canadian Pro Football Encyclopedia: Every Player, Coach and Game, 1946–2012. Maher Sports Media. p. 145. ISBN 978-0-9835136-6-7.
^ "Bret Anderson". BC Lions Football Club. Archived from the original on 2010-01-04. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
^ Coquitlam Now: Coquitlam loses coach, mentor Archived 2012-07-13 at archive.today Retrieved on 27 December 2009
^ "Camaraderie the tie that binds on field and off". Vancouver Province. 2008-07-23. Archived from the original on 2010-11-20. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
^ "Bret Anderson returns to Lions". BC Lions Football Club. 2009-10-05. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2009-10-05.

[CPFE-1] Maher, Tod; Gill, Bob (2013). The Canadian Pro Football Encyclopedia: Every Player, Coach and Game, 1946–2012. Maher Sports Media. p. 145. ISBN 978-0-9835136-6-7.

[roster-2] "Bret Anderson". BC Lions Football Club. Archived from the original on 2010-01-04. Retrieved 2009-10-05.

[3] Coquitlam Now: Coquitlam loses coach, mentor Archived 2012-07-13 at archive.today Retrieved on 27 December 2009

[4] "Camaraderie the tie that binds on field and off". Vancouver Province. 2008-07-23. Archived from the original on 2010-11-20. Retrieved 2009-10-05.

[5] "Bret Anderson returns to Lions". BC Lions Football Club. 2009-10-05. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2009-10-05.

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Career information

Date of birth	(1975-04-23) April 23, 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth	New Westminster, BC
CFL status	National
Position(s)	SB/K
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Canada university	Simon Fraser
High school	Terry Fox HS
CFL draft	1997 / Round: 4 / Pick: 25
Drafted by	BC Lions
Career history
As player
1997–2009	BC Lions

Career highlights and awards
88th Grey Cup winner 94th Grey Cup winner