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American football player (born 1944)

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American football player

Don Hansen

Hansen in 1972

No. 55, 58

Position:

Linebacker

Personal information

Born:

(1944-08-20) August 20, 1944 (age 80)
Millersburg, Indiana, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)

Weight:

235 lb (107 kg)

Career information

High school:

F.J. Reitz High School

College:

Illinois

NFL draft:

1966 / round: 3 / pick: 42

AFL draft:

1966 / round: 7 / pick: 51

Career history

Career highlights and awards

First-team All-Big Ten (1965)

Career NFL statistics

Games played:	142
Starts:	113
Interceptions:	10
Fumble recoveries:	14
Touchdowns:	1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Donald Ray Hansen, (born August 20, 1944) is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) from 1966 to 1977. He was known as an extremely hard hitter and an underrated as well as overachieving linebacker.

Hansen was a member of FJ Reitz High School's legendary 1961 State Champion football team; he was also a member of the 1964 Rose Bowl Champion Fighting Illini. Hansen was drafted into the NFL in 1966 by the Minnesota Vikings. He was also drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the 7th round of the 1966 AFL draft.

References

"1966 AFLDraft listing". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved July 3, 2020.

v t e Minnesota Vikings 1966 NFL draft selections
Jerry Shay Jim Lindsey Don Hansen Ron Acks Doug Davis Bob Hall Wilbur Aylor Bob Meers Ron Green Stan Quintana Bob Petrella Larry Martin Howard Twilley Hugh Wright Jim Williams Monroe Beard Dale Greco Jesse Stokes

v t e Miami Dolphins 1966 AFL draft selections
Jim Grabowski Rick Norton Frank Emanuel Larry Gagner Dick Leftridge Grady Bolton Ed Weisacosky Don Hansen Bob Petrella Bill Matan Pat Killorin Sammy Price Howard Twilley Kent Kramer Phil Scoggin Jerry Oliver Don Lorenz Mike Bender Rich Kestner Doug Moreau John Tooker

v t e Seattle Seahawks 1976 inaugural season roster
Ted Bachman Carl Barisich Nick Bebout Don Bitterlich Lyle Blackwood Andy Bolton Ed Bradley Dave Brown Don Clune Ron Coder Randy Coffield Greg Collins Al Cowlings Mike Curtis Al Darby John Demarie Don Dufek Rick Engles Norm Evans Ken Geddes Sammy Green Don Hansen Richard Harris Fred Hoaglin Ron Howard Gordon Jolley Ernie Jones Art Kuehn Steve Largent John Leypoldt Bob Lurtsema Al Matthews Sam McCullum Hugh McKinnis John McMakin Eddie McMillan Bill Munson Ralph Nelson Bob Newton Steve Niehaus Bill Olds Bob Penchion Steve Raible Oliver Ross Dave Simonson Sherman Smith Don Testerman Dave Tipton Jim White Larry Woods Rolly Woolsey Jim Zorn Head coach: Jack Patera Assistant coaches: Sam Boghosian Bob Hollway Earl Leggett Andy MacDonald Larry Peccatiello Jerry Rhome

Seattle Seahawks 1976 inaugural season roster

Head coach: Jack Patera

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