Victor Arthur Hanson (July 30, 1903 – April 10, 1982) was an
American football
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player and coach,
basketball
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player, and
baseball
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player. A three-sport college athlete, he played football, basketball, and baseball at
Syracuse University
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in the 1920s, serving as team captain in all three sports. The
Watertown, New York
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native was named a
Basketball All-American three times—in 1925, 1926, and 1927—by the
Helms Athletic Foundation
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and was a consensus selection to the
1926 College Football All-America Team.
Following his college career he played briefly with the
Cleveland Rosenblums
The Cleveland Rosenblums (also known as the ''Rosies'') were an American basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio that was one of the original members of the American Basketball League. The Rosenblums played in the league between 1925–1930, win ...
in the
American Basketball League and then formed a basketball team, the
Syracuse All-Americans. He was also signed by the
New York Yankees
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of
Major League Baseball
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upon graduation from Syracuse in 1927 and played one year in their farm system.
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
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and the
College Football Hall of Fame.
Head coaching record
References
External links
Syracuse profile*
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1903 births
1982 deaths
All-American college men's basketball players
American football ends
American men's basketball players
Cleveland Rosenblums players
Syracuse Orangemen baseball players
Syracuse Orange football coaches
Syracuse Orange football players
Syracuse Orange men's basketball players
Syracuse Stars (baseball)
All-American college football players
College Football Hall of Fame inductees
National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame inductees
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductees
Manlius Pebble Hill School alumni
Sportspeople from Watertown, New York
Coaches of American football from New York (state)
Players of American football from New York (state)
Basketball players from New York (state)