Ray Hanson

Ray Hanson

College coach infobox
Name = Ray Hanson


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Sport = College football
College = Western Illinois University
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CoachYears = 1926-1941
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Ray "Rock" Hanson (deceased 1982), former United States Marine Colonel and veteran of World War I and World War II, was best known as the football coach at Western Illinois State Teachers College (now Western Illinois University) in Macomb, Illinois, USA from 1926 to 1964.

Coaching career

Hanson officially began his coaching career at Western after studying under Knute Rockne (hence the nickname "Rock"). Hanson had the distinction of being the football coach the first year that a black athlete, Ernest Page, played on Western's team, as well as having the longest tenure of any head football coach ever at Western.

Hanson was the fourth head college football coach for the Western Illinois University Leathernecks located in Macomb, Illinoisand he held that position for sixteen seasons, from 1926 until 1941. His career coaching record at Western Illinois was 55 wins, 59 losses, and 12 ties. This ranks himthird at Western Illinois in total wins and 11th at Western Illinois in winning percentage. [ [http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/gateway/western_illinois/coaching_records.php Western Illinois Coaching Records ] ]

Hanson is most remembered as the person who gained permission from the Marine Corps to use the name "Fighting Leathernecks" for Western's teams. To this day, Western Illinois University is the only public school in the U.S. that has permission through the Department of the Navy to use the United States Marine Corps official seal and mascot (the Bulldog) along with the nickname.

Western's mascot, a Bulldog named Colonel Rock (or more commonly "Rocky"), was named in honor of coach Hanson, as was Western's football field (Hanson Field).

References

External links

* [http://www.student.services.wiu.edu/sdo/orientation/yourwiu/mascot.asp Information on Rock Hanson and the WIU Mascot]
* [http://www.wiuathletics.com/ Western Illinois University athletics website]


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