Dick Hanley (American football)
Richard Edgar Hanley (November 19, 1894 – December 16, 1970) was an American football player and coach. Hanley played quarterback for Washington State, including in the 1916 Rose Bowl victory over Brown. During his four years at WSU the Cougars were 22-4-1. He is notable for being one of the few players to have played in the Rose Bowl for two different teams. In 1918, he enlisted in the Marine Corps becoming a player/coach and captain for the Marine Island Marines.[1] He served as the head football coach at Haskell Institute—now known as Haskell Indian Nations University from 1922 to 1926 and at Northwestern University from 1927 to 1934, compiling a career college football coaching record of 83–35–8. Hanley Reentered the Marine Corps in 1942 and was assigned to Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, California and tasked with devising a combat conditioning program for the Marines training at the air station. While at MCAS EL Toro he also coached the base football team during the 1944 & 1945 seasons. Those "Flying Marine" teams went a combined 17-3 during his tenure. He left the Marine Corps as a lieutenant colonel in March 1946.[1][2] In 1946, he coached the first three games of the season for the Chicago Rockets of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). Hanley died on December 16, 1970, at Stanford University Hospital in Palo Alto, California.[3]
Hanley while serving in the Marine Corps, 1946 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 19, 1894 Cloquet, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | December 16, 1970 (aged 76) Palo Alto, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1915–1917 | Washington State |
| 1920 | Washington State |
| 1924 | Racine Legion |
| Position(s) | Halfback, quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1920–1921 | Pendleton HS (OR) |
| 1922–1926 | Haskell |
| 1927–1934 | Northwestern |
| 1946 | Chicago Rockets |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 83–35–8 (college) 1–1–1 (AAFC) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 Big Ten (1930–1931) | |
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haskell Indians (Independent) (1922–1926) | |||||||||
| 1922 | Haskell | 8–2 | |||||||
| 1923 | Haskell | 11–2–1 | |||||||
| 1924 | Haskell | 7–2–1 | |||||||
| 1925 | Haskell | 9–3–1 | |||||||
| 1926 | Haskell | 12–0–1 | |||||||
| Haskell: | 47–9–4 | ||||||||
| Northwestern Wildcats (Big Ten Conference) (1927–1934) | |||||||||
| 1927 | Northwestern | 4–4 | 2–3 | T–6th | |||||
| 1928 | Northwestern | 5–3 | 2–3 | T–7th | |||||
| 1929 | Northwestern | 6–3 | 3–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1930 | Northwestern | 7–1 | 5–0 | T–1st | |||||
| 1931 | Northwestern | 7–1–1 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1932 | Northwestern | 3–4–1 | 2–3–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1933 | Northwestern | 1–5–2 | 1–4–1 | 7th | |||||
| 1934 | Northwestern | 3–5 | 2–3 | T–5th | |||||
| Northwestern: | 36–26–4 | 22–19–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 83–35–8 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ^ a b "LtCol Hanley to go on Inactive List on March 25". The Pendleton Scout. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. 18 March 1946. p. 8. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
- ^ "Maj. Dick Hanley Expects Call from Marines Soon". Lawrence Journal-World. Lawrence, Kansas. January 14, 1942. p. 6. Retrieved August 28, 2016 – via Google News.
- ^ "Ex-Cougar Dick Hanley Dead at 76". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. December 17, 1970. p. 33. Retrieved August 29, 2016 – via Google News.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
- Dick Hanley at IMDb