Bret Anderson was born on April 23,1974 and is a former Canadian football placekicker and slotback who played his entire career for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League.
38 Facts About Bret Anderson
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Bret Anderson played 13 years in the CFL, mostly as a slotback and all with the Lions.
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Bret Anderson was key to the BC Lions's 2000 Grey Cup win.
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Bret Anderson played only 5 games in 2004 before retiring to become a firefighter.
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Bret Anderson did not initially return for the 2009 BC Lions season but was re-signed on October 5,2009.
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Bret Anderson attended Terry Fox Secondary School in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia where he played both football and basketball.
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Bret Anderson was designated the high school football offensive player-of-the-year in British Columbia.
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Bret Anderson played in a provincial basketball all-star game and was selected to represent British Columbia in the first football national championship tournament.
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Bret Anderson was a finalist for 1993 British Columbia High School Athlete of the Year.
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Bret Anderson was recruited to play both football and basketball for colleges in the United States and Canada.
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Bret Anderson chose to remain in British Columbia and play both sports for the Simon Fraser Clan.
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In 1993, Bret Anderson was third on the depth chart at quarterback and contributed mostly as a punter.
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Bret Anderson finished with 1,406 yards on punts, and his only scoring play was a 53-yard rushing touchdown on a trick play.
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In 1995, Bret Anderson was selected to the All-Conference first team as a kicker.
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Bret Anderson was eventually substituted into 13 games as a freshman and scored 21 points.
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Bret Anderson was more active on the team as a sophomore.
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Bret Anderson continued playing basketball through his junior year before deciding to focus solely on football as a senior.
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Bret Anderson was expected to be "groomed as [kicker] Lui Passaglia's eventual replacement".
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Bret Anderson competed for Trevor Shaw's slotback position, but the Lions eventually decided to convert Al Shipman to slotback and retain both Shaw and Anderson as backups.
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Bret Anderson contributed most as a kickoff specialist during the 1997 season, but he was used as a punter occasionally.
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Bret Anderson played in 13 regular season games as a rookie.
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Bret Anderson again competed for a roster spot as a slotback in 1998.
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Bret Anderson rejoined the team and received his first start in place of Shaw.
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Bret Anderson reclaimed his kickoff role later that month before suffering a groin injury.
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Bret Anderson finished his limited season with 13 regular season appearances.
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Bret Anderson played in all 18 regular season games in 1999, mostly as a kickoff specialist.
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Bret Anderson acted as a backup kicker for Passaglia on field goals, but he didn't kick any field goals despite Passaglia suffering an adbdominal muscle injury in the early season.
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Bret Anderson injured his knee while playing in a preseason game against the Calgary Stampeders, preventing him from continuing in the role during the regular season.
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Bret Anderson finished with four regular season games played in 2000.
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Bret Anderson competed with Jamie Boreham and Matt Kellett for kicking and punting duties.
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Bret Anderson finished the season with 189 receiving yards on 18 catches over 15 regular season games, his largest receiving load with the Lions up to that time.
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Bret Anderson solidified his role as a starting receiver during the preseason.
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Bret Anderson slowed down through the rest of the season after Clermont returned, finishing with 20 catches for 237 yards and two touchdowns.
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Bret Anderson played in five regular season games during 2004 before leaving the Lions.
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O'Mahony was later replaced by Mark McLoughlin with Bret Anderson remaining the backup field goal kicker.
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Bret Anderson "retired" prior to the beginning of training camp in 2006 as part of a deal between the Lions and the Port Coquitlam Fire Department.
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In 2003, while Bret Anderson was playing for the Lions, he was trained as a firefighter with the expectation that he may lose his position on the team after that season.
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Bret Anderson accepted a job at the Port Coquitlam Fire Department in July 2004.