Fritz Hanson
Fritz Hanson
| Date of birth: |
July 13, 1914 |
| Place of birth: |
Perham, Minnesota |
| Date of death: |
February 14, 1996(1996-02-14) (aged 81) |
| Place of death: |
Calgary, Alberta |
| Career information |
| Position(s): |
RB |
| Weight: |
145 lb (66 kg) |
| College: |
North Dakota State |
| Organizations |
| As player: |
1935–1946
1947–1948 |
Winnipeg Winnipegs/Blue Bombers
Calgary Stampeders |
| Career highlights and awards |
| CFL All-Star: |
All-Western running back (1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941) |
| Awards: |
Dave Dryburgh Memorial Trophy (1938) |
| Honors: |
Grey Cup wins: 1935, 1939, 1941, 1948 |
| Records: |
300 punt return yards in a Grey Cup game (1935) |
| Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 1963 |
Melvin "Fritz" Hanson (July 13, 1914 in Perham, Minnesota – February 14, 1996 in Calgary, Alberta) was a Canadian football player for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the Calgary Stampeders. Hanson was signed by the Blue Bombers for $125 a game and free room and board, which was a considerable sum in the cash-strapped dirty thirties. Nicknamed the 'Galloping Ghost', 'Twinkle Toes', and the 'Perham Flash', Hanson was one of the pioneers of football in Western Canada and a huge star at the time. Although he weighed only 145 pounds (66 kg) he used his incredible quickness to evade defenders. He helped lead the Blue Bombers to the first Grey Cup victory by a western Canadian team in 1935 and won again with the Bombers in 1939 and 1941.[1][2] In the 1935 Grey Cup Game Hanson recorded 300 punt return yards, a record that still stands today, including a sensational 78-yard return for the winning touchdown.[2] He played with Winnipeg from 1935 through 1946 then spent two years playing for the Calgary Stampeders, where he won a fourth Grey Cup in 1948.[1]
Hanson was elected into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1963[1] and inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 1980.[2] He became a Canadian citizen in 1966[2] and, in 2005, Hanson was named one of the Blue Bombers 20 All-Time Greats. He died in Calgary on February 14, 1996, at the age of 81.[3]
Fritz Hanson and his wife Maxine had four daughters.
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16 Jack Manners | 19 Frank Mulvey | 20 Bill Boivin | 32 Martin Gainor | 33 Wayne Sheley | 34 Greg Kabat | 35 Carl Krisko | 36 Bill Ceretti | 37 Mel Wilson | 39 Bert Iannone | 40 Fritz Hanson | 41 Herb Mobberly | 42 Eddie Kushner | 43 Herb Peschel | 44 Lou Mogul | 47 Cliff Roseborough | 52 Art Stevenson | 53 Andy Bieber | 54 Bud Marquardt | 55 Alan Haycock | 56 Harry Badger | 57 Bill Nairn | 58 Jeff Nicklin | 60 Chester McCance | 63 Johnny Lake | 64 Hal Davidson | 65 Martin Platz | 66 Les Lear | 67 Benny Hatskin
Head coach: Reg Threlfall |
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2 Nate Shore | 4 Jim Lindsay | 11 Ken Draper | 14 Lou Mogul | 15 Bernie Thornton | 16 Jack Manners | 18 Art Kolisnyk | 19 Frank Mulvey | 20 Bill Boivin | 24 Mel Wilson | 26 Cliff McFayden | 28 Wilf Daniels | 33 Wayne Sheley | 34 Wally Chikowski | 36 Bill Ceretti | 37 Cec Ludwig | 39 Jimmy Lander | 40 Fritz Hanson | 43 Herb Peschel | 44 Ken Preston | 47 Cliff Roseborough | 52 Art Stevenson | 53 Andy Bieber | 54 Bud Marquardt | 60 Chester McCance | 63 Johnny Lake | 66 Les Lear | 67 Benny Hatskin
Head coach: Reg Threlfall
Assistant Coaches: Bert Warwick |
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Hanson, Fritz |
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| Date of birth |
July 13, 1914 |
| Place of birth |
Perham, Minnesota |
| Date of death |
February 14, 1996 |
| Place of death |
Calgary, Alberta |