Fritz HansonDate of birth: |
(1914-07-13)July 13, 1914 |
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Place of birth: |
Perham, Minnesota |
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Date of death: |
February 14, 1996(1996-02-14) (aged 81) |
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Place of death: |
Calgary, Alberta |
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Career information |
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Position(s): |
RB |
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College: |
North Dakota State |
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Organizations |
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As player: |
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1935–1946 1947–1948 |
Winnipeg Winnipegs/Blue Bombers Calgary Stampeders |
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CFL All-Star: |
All-Western running back (1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941) |
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Awards: |
Dave Dryburgh Memorial Trophy (1938) |
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Honors: |
Grey Cup wins: 1935, 1939, 1941, 1948 |
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Records: |
300 punt return yards in a Grey Cup game (1935) |
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Melvin "Fritz" Hanson (July 13, 1914 – February 14, 1996) 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 Script error: No such module "convert". 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]
Hanson and his wife, Maxine, had four daughters.
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- President: F.J. Hannibal (President)
- Manager: Joe Ryan
- Playing-Head Coach: #19 Bob Fritz
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Persondata
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Name
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Hanson, Fritz
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Alternative names
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Hanson, Melvin
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Short description
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Player of American and Canadian football
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Date of birth
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July 13, 1914
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Place of birth
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Perham, Minnesota
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Date of death
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February 14, 1996
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Place of death
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Calgary, Alberta
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