Not to be confused with Swede Hanson (wrestler).
| Leonard Hanson | |
| File:Leonardhanson.png Hanson c. 1921 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 29, 1900 Veblen, South Dakota |
| Playing career | |
| Position(s) | Tackle/Kicker |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships National championship (1921, 1922) | |
| Awards All-American (1921, 1922) | |
Leonard Christopher "Swede" Hanson (March 29, 1900 – ?) was a college football player and wrestler and later coach at Cornell University. He was inducted into the Cornell Athletics Hall of Fame in 1980.[1]
Playing career[]
Football[]
Hanson was a prominent tackle for the Cornell Big Red football team.[2] He also kicked.[1]
1921[]
Norman E. Brown of the Central Press selected Hanson for All-American.[3]
Coaching career[]
He assisted Gil Dobie at his alma mater.[4]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Cornell Athletics Hall of Fame". http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:qWZg5aPIySEJ:www.cornellbigred.com/hof.aspx%3Fhof%3D431%26path%3D%26kiosk%3D&hl=en&gl=us&strip=1.
- ↑ Morris Bishop. A History of Cornell. p. 502. https://books.google.com/books?id=s_t1BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA502#v=onepage&q&f=false.
- ↑ "Western Players Predominate On All American Team Picked By Normy Brown". Capital Times. 1921-11-28.
- ↑ "[No title"]. Cornell Alumni News 27 (2): 32. October 2, 1924. http://dspace.library.cornell.edu/bitstream/1813/26734/1/027_02.pdf.
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