Ron Hansen (jockey)
Ron Hansen may refer to: *Ron Hansen (novelist) (born 1947), American novelist *Ron Hansen (politician) (born 1943), Canadian politician *Ron Hansen (baseball) (born 1938), baseball player * Ron Hansen (American football) (1932-1993) *Ron Hansen (jockey) Ron Hansen may refer to: *Ron Hansen (novelist) Ron Hansen (born December 8, 1947) is an American novelist, essayist, and professor. He is known for writing literary westerns exploring the people and history of the American heartland, notably ...

Ron Hansen (novelist)
Ron Hansen (born December 8, 1947) is an American novelist, essayist, and professor. He is known for writing literary westerns exploring the people and history of the American heartland, notably ''The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford'' (1983), which was adapted into an acclaimed film. Biography Ron Hansen was born in Omaha, Nebraska and reared as Catholic. He attended a Jesuit high school, Creighton Preparatory School, and earned a Bachelor's degree in English from Creighton University in Omaha in 1970. Following military service, he earned an M.F.A. from the Iowa Writers' Workshop in 1974 and held a Wallace Stegner Creative Writing Fellowship at Stanford University. He later earned an M.A. in Spirituality from Santa Clara University. Hansen is the Gerard Manley Hopkins, S.J. Professor in the Arts and Humanities at Santa Clara University, where he teaches courses in writing and literature. He is married to the writer Bo Caldwell. In January 2007, Han ...
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Ron Hansen (politician)
Ron Hansen (May 27, 1943 – March 9, 2022) was a Canadian politician in Ontario. He was a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995. Political career In 1987 Hansen ran as the New Democratic Party candidate in the riding of Lincoln and finished third against Liberal Harry Pelissero Harry Pelissero (born January 1, 1952) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He sat in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1990, as a member of the Ontario Liberal Party. Background Pelissero was educated at McMaster Universi ... in the provincial election of 1987. The NDP won a majority government in the 1990 provincial election, and Hansen defeated Pelissero by 1,012 votes in a rematch from 1987. He served as a backbench supporter of the government of Bob Rae for the next five years. He was not awarded any posts such as parliamentary assistant or chair of a legislative committee because he refused to 'toe the party line' on g ...
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Ron Hansen (baseball)
Ronald Lavern Hansen (born April 5, 1938) is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for the Baltimore Orioles (1958–1962), Chicago White Sox (1963–1967, 1968–1969), Washington Senators (1968), New York Yankees (1970–1971) and Kansas City Royals (1972). He batted and threw right-handed. In a 15-season career, Hansen was a .234 hitter with 106 home runs and 501 RBI in 1384 games. Hansen's career was hampered throughout and was eventually cut short by chronic back ailments and other injuries. Despite being a tall shortstop at , , Hansen was fluid and smooth in the field. He was a competent hitter as well. Hansen was born in Oxford, Nebraska on April 5, 1938, and moved with his family to Albany, California when he was age 2. He was a three-sport star in baseball, basketball and football at Albany High School where he graduated in 1955. He signed with the Orioles on April 7, 1956 after declining a scholarship to the University of California, Berkeley. A cas ...
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Ron Hansen (American Football)
Ronald Melrich Hansen (February 10, 1932 – March 15, 1993) was an American football guard and linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Minnesota and was drafted in the 28th round of the 1954 NFL Draft The 1954 National Football League Draft was held on January 28, 1954, at The Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia. This was the eighth year that the first overall pick was a bonus pick determined by lottery. With the previous seven winners i .... 1932 births 1993 deaths American football offensive guards Minnesota Golden Gophers football players People from Northfield, Minnesota Washington Redskins players Players of American football from Minnesota {{offensive-lineman-1930s-stub ...
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