Wayne Hansen

Wayne Hansen
	Texas-El Paso
NFL draft:	1950 / Round: 6 / Pick: 76
Career history
	Chicago Bears (1950–1958); Dallas Cowboys (1960);
Career highlights and awards
	All-Border Conference (1949); 3× Pro Bowl (1956, 1957, 1958);
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	111
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

George Wayne Hansen (October 6, 1928 – August 24, 1987) was an

University of Texas, El Paso

.

Early years

Hansen was born in

University of Texas-El Paso

, where he played nose tackle, linebacker and center.

He opened holes for running backs Fred Wendt and Pug Gabrel, helping the team lead the nation in rushing in 1948. He was a part of back-to-back Sun Bowl appearances and returned a kickoff 51 yards for a touchdown, to clinch a 33-20 victory over Georgetown University in the 1950 Sun Bowl.^[1]

In 1973, he was inducted into El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame. In 2013, he was inducted into the UTEP Athletic Hall of Fame.^[2] In 2014, he was named to the UTEP's Centennial football team.^[3] In 2008, he was named to the 75th Anniversary All-Sun Bowl team.

Professional career

Chicago Bears

Hansen was

Clyde "Bulldog" Turner

.

He played center, offensive guard and defensive tackle, before being converted to linebacker in 1955. He was also the team's defensive captain during most of his time with the Bears.

He temporarily retired at the end of the 1957 season. On November 10, 1958, because of injuries, he was lured out of retirement to help the team. He retired again at the end of the year.

Dallas Cowboys

In

outside linebacker in franchise history (the other was Gene Cronin

). He retired at the end of the year, having missed only two games in 10 seasons.

Personal life

Besides having different business interests, he served as an assistant football coach at Texas Western, Oklahoma, and Stanford. On August 24, 1987, he died after battling bone cancer.

References

^ "Recalling one of UTEP's greatest linemen". 19 May 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
^ "UTEP announces 2013 Athletic Hall of Fame inductees". Retrieved April 30, 2017.
^ "UTEP Announces Football Centennial Team". Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2017.

External links

[1] "Recalling one of UTEP's greatest linemen". 19 May 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2017.

[2] "UTEP announces 2013 Athletic Hall of Fame inductees". Retrieved April 30, 2017.

[3] "UTEP Announces Football Centennial Team". Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2017.

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