Born and raised in Lynchburg, Va.., Anthony was a standout soccer player at Division 1 Elon University in Elon, N.C. He became Elon University’s first professional men’s soccer player. His career took him to the United Soccer League (USL) Charleston Battery and Richmond Kickers. Anthony was extended loan opportunities at Oxford United in Oxford, England and with two clubs in the Serie C in Pisa and Pontedera, Italy. His non-profit Keep Kickin’ was the beneficiary of the Atlanta Soccerfest in 2014. The Atlanta Soccerfest was the largest World Cup viewing party in the southeast for the USA v Portugal match during that summer’s World Cup.