Vic Hanson
American athlete and football coach (1903–1982) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Victor Arthur Hanson (July 30, 1903 – April 10, 1982) was an American football player and coach, basketball player, and baseball player. A three-sport college athlete, he played football, basketball, and baseball at Syracuse University in the 1920s, serving as team captain in all three sports. The Watertown, New York, native was named a Basketball All-American three times—in 1925, 1926, and 1927—by the Helms Athletic Foundation and was a consensus selection to the 1926 College Football All-America Team.
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1903-07-30)July 30, 1903 Sacramento, California, U.S. |
Died | April 10, 1982(1982-04-10) (aged 78) Minoa, New York, U.S. |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1924–1926 | Syracuse |
Basketball | |
1924–1927 | Syracuse |
Position(s) | End (football) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1928–1929 | Syracuse (assistant) |
1930–1936 | Syracuse |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 33–21–5 (.602) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
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College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1973 (profile) | |
Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 1960 (profile) | |
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006 | |
Following his college career he played briefly with the Cleveland Rosenblums in the American Basketball League and then formed a basketball team, the Syracuse All-Americans. He was also signed by the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball upon graduation from Syracuse in 1927 and played one year in their farm system.[1] Hanson served as the head football coach at his alma mater from 1930 to 1936, compiling a record of 33–21–5. He is only player inducted into both the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame.