Ray Hanson
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Raymond Willis "Rock" Hanson (October 5, 1895 – January 4, 1982) was an American military officer and college sports coach and administrator. He was a United States Marine Corps colonel and highly decorated veteran of World War I and World War II. Hanson served as the head football coach at Western Illinois State Teachers College—now known as Western Illinois University—in Macomb, Illinois, from 1926 to 1941.
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Biographical details | |
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Born | (1895-10-05)October 5, 1895 Vasa, Minnesota, U.S. |
Died | January 4, 1982(1982-01-04) (aged 86)[1] Macomb, Illinois, U.S. |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1925 | Crosby HS (CT) |
1926–1941 | Western Illinois |
Basketball | |
1929–1941 | Western Illinois |
1946–1947 | Western Illinois |
Baseball | |
c. 1930 | Western Illinois |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1925–1926 | Crosby HS (CT) |
1926–1943 | Western Illinois |
1945–1964 | Western Illinois |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 51–63–13 (college football) |
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