In the years since Anderson was killed, Bell has made it his personal mission to keep his friend’s memory alive. It’s the reason he donned a No. 3 jersey at Purdue, remains close with Anderson’s family, and found a way to incorporate him into draft night.
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Cleveland Browns receiver David Bell has prioritized keeping alive the memory of his former high school friend and teammate Dijon Anderson.Jayson West, who was the head coach at Warren Central from 2013 through 2020 and is now the head coach at nearby Franklin Central, had a front-row seat watching Bell and Anderson battle on the field growing up.
Anderson received a football scholarship to Southern Illinois, and was the team’s top cornerback during the 2016 season, a year in which he made 62 tackles and six interceptions. “Like I said at the church that day, his passing was more of a movement,” West said. “I don’t even know if I’ve healed from it, because he has had such a huge impact on my life and it was tough for us all to recover. Every time you go in a locker room, and you see where he used to stand, or the interceptions he’d have in certain parts of our home end zone on the field.
“After Dijon passed, David asked if he could wear his number,” Frazier said. “I’m like, ‘yeah.’ So many people have asked me. Not everybody gets to carry that. But David promised me, he was like, ‘I’m going to be successful with this and I’m going to make my brother happy, and I’m going to make you happy.’ And that’s what he did.
“It’s extremely important,” Bell said. “I know I’m a big name on my side of town and in my community. But before that, it was him. A lot of people in my school knew who he was, and just so we can keep his name alive. And when people see that No. 3, they just don’t see that number, they know who it is, they know that’s Dijon Anderson who wore that. It’s just a big representation of where I’m from on the far east side of Indianapolis. Now, I just want to keep that going.
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