Bruce Anderson (American football)
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| Date of birth | January 18, 1944 |
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| Place of birth | Coos Bay, Oregon, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Defensive end |
| US college | Willamette |
| High school | Marshfield (Oregon) |
| NFL draft | 1966 / round: 6 / pick: 82 |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1966 | Los Angeles Rams |
| 1967–1969 | New York Giants |
| 1970 | Washington Redskins |
| Career stats | |
| Games played | 59 |
| Starts | 33 |
| Fumble recoveries | 4 |
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Bruce Albert "Spider" Anderson (born January 18, 1944) is a businessman and former American football player. He was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) from 1966 to 1970 for the Washington Redskins, Los Angeles Rams, and New York Giants. A NAIA All-American in 1965, Anderson is a member of the Willamette University Athletic Hall of Fame.
He was a co-owner and team president of the Seattle Sounders of the North American Soccer League in 1983. Anderson's business career included stints as a Wall Street stockbroker and as head of the Coquille Tribe's economic development organization, where he was charged and indicted for misuse of federal funds and improper disposal of asbestos.