real heroes of this forgotten era." Although football was his main passion, Anderson's holdings were varied. He held a minority stake in the Pittsburgh Pirates and Sacramento Kings. Also in the mid-1990s, Anderson was owner of the Modesto A's, a farm team of the Oakland Athletics. He is reported to have planned to move the team to Sacramento, but this did not come to fruition. Anderson died in March 1997. His wife Patricia died in 2008. Notes References Year of birth missing 1997 deaths Philanthropists from California Businesspeople from Sacramento, California Sacramento Gold Miners American sports owners