Dave Anderson is an American sportswriter based in New York City. He has written for a number of New York papers. He covered the Brooklyn Dodgers for the Brooklyn Eagle, before joining the New York Times after the New York Herald-Tribune folded in 1966.

Anderson was given a column at the Times in 1971. In 1973, he collaborated with Miami Dolphins football players Larry Csonka and Jim Kiick in publishing a book, Always on the Run.

In 1981, he became the second sportswriter to win the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary. He has also received the Red Smith Award from the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Dick McCann Memorial Award from the Pro Football Hall of Fame for career excellence covering football.