Early Life
Ken Anderson was born on February 15, 1949 to Erik Anderson and Jean Anderson in Batavia, Illinois, the oldest city in Kane County, Illinois. Erik Anderson was a Swedish speaking janitor and his mother Jean was American. So growing up Ken Anderson was multilingual speaking both in Swedish and English. During his youth, Anderson took an interest in baseball and basketball, in addition to football—"Whatever was in season," as Anderson says. Anderson also excelled in school especially Mathematics. Anderson's favorite sport was basketball as a youth. He had a hoop in his driveway and also played at the house of neighbor and childhood friend Dan Issel.
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