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==Background==
==Background==
Anderson was born in [[Shreveport]], Louisiana, to Alvin, Sr., and Edith Anderson. His mother died of [[tuberculosis]] when he was eleven months old, and he and his three brothers were reared by a godly paternal grandmother. When he was seventeen in 1951, Anderson joined his [[football]] team at the former Fair Park High School in Shreveport to hear [[Billy Graham]], then a fledgling young [[Evangelsm|evangelist]]. At the Graham crusade in Shreveport, Anderson surrendered his life to [[Jesus Christ]], whom he described as "very real to me." Soon he answered the divine call to the ministry. His team won the state championship in 1952. On April 10, 1955, he wed his high school sweetheart, the former Rochelle Reeves, the daughter of Russell and Jewell Reeve. The couple had three children, Robert, Jr., Susan, and Janet. Through his preaching in numerous churches across Louisiana and [[Texas]], Anderson won thousands of converts to Jesus. People particularly noticed his humility and humor.<ref name=obit/>.
Anderson was born in [[Shreveport]], Louisiana, to Alvin, Sr., and Edith Anderson. His mother died of [[tuberculosis]] when he was eleven months old, and he and his three brothers were reared by a godly paternal grandmother. When he was seventeen in 1951, Anderson joined his [[football]] team at the former Fair Park High School in Shreveport to hear [[Billy Graham]], then a fledgling young [[Evangelism|evangelist]]. At the Graham crusade in Shreveport, Anderson surrendered his life to [[Jesus Christ]], whom he described as "very real to me." Soon he answered the divine call to the ministry. His team won the state championship in 1952. On April 10, 1955, he wed his high school sweetheart, the former Rochelle Reeves, the daughter of Russell and Jewell Reeve. The couple had three children, Robert, Jr., Susan, and Janet. Through his preaching in numerous churches across Louisiana and [[Texas]], Anderson won thousands of converts to Jesus. People particularly noticed his humility and humor.<ref name=obit/>.
==Career==
==Career==