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Clifford Harold Hansen (June 29, 1910 – November 11, 2001) was an American football player.
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Born: | Thief River Falls, Minnesota | June 29, 1910||||||
Died: | November 11, 2001 Pope County, Minnesota | (aged 91)||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Minnewaska (MN) | ||||||
College: | Luther | ||||||
Position: | Halfback | ||||||
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Hansen was born in 1910 at Thief River Falls, Minnesota. He attended Minnewaska High School in Glenwood, Minnesota. He enrolled at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, and played college football for the Luther Norsemen from 1929 to 1932.[1][2]
Hansen also played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as a halfback for the Chicago Cardinals.[3] He began the season with the Chicago Bears, but he was optioned to the Cardinals on October 7.[4] He appeared in five NFL games during the 1933 season, tallying 55 rushing yards and eight passing yards.[1][5] He was injured in a game with the Green Bay Packers, resulting in his hospitalization for 10 days.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Cliff Hansen". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
- ^ "Hansens in Limelight". The Davenport Democrat and Leader. November 16, 1932. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hansen Wins Praise From Eastern Critics for Pro Football Play". Waterloo Daily Courier. November 9, 1933. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Hansen, Ex-Luther Grid Star, Closes Good Year as Pro". Waterloo Daily Courier. December 7, 1933. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cliff Hansen". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 16, 2020.