Larry Hand

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Larry Hand
Date of birth: July 10, 1940 (1940-07-10) (age 67)
Place of birth: Flag of the United States Paterson, New Jersey
Career information
Position(s): Defensive tackle
College: Appalachian State
NFL Draft: 1964 / Round: 10 / Pick: 132
Organizations
 As player:
1965-1977 Detroit Lions
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Larry Thomas Hand (born July 10, 1940) is a former American Football defensive tackle who played for the Detroit Lions in a thirteen year career that lasted from 1965 to 1977 in the National Football League.

Hand played college football at Appalachian State University, where he was a two-time NAIA All-American and was drafted in the tenth round of the 1964 NFL Draft by the Lions as a future selection (future selections could be used on players that had a year of college eligibility remaining but their class had graduated).

Hand is currently employed by Wachovia Securities and resides in the Winston-Salem area with his wife, Darlene.