Anderson spent several years in the New York Giants baseball farm system and some time on the major league team.
Anderson is remembered for the educational and leadership lessons he gave to hundreds of young men at the high school and college level.
He took two baseball squads to the College World Series (Division II/III), and led the Red Hawks to five NJSCAC championships.
He was a minor league catcher for the New York Giants organization, a scout for the Houston Astros, and signing Hall of Famer Craig Biggio.
Among the players coached by Anderson was the second man on the moon, Apollo 11’s Buzz Aldrin,[3] as well as Royce Flippin, Aubrey Lewis, and John McMullen.
The Montclair High School ice hockey team plays their home games at the Clary Anderson Arena.