Vic Hanson
End • 1926
A three-sport star in football, basketball and baseball, Hanson was a consensus All-American on the gridiron in 1926 after leading the Orange to a 7-2-1 record. That winter Hanson powered the Orange basketball team to a 19-1 record. Following his college career, Hanson played briefly with the Cleveland Rosenblums in the American Basketball League and then formed the Syracuse All-Americans basketball team. He was also signed by the New York Yankees upon his graduation from Syracuse in 1927 and played one year in their farm system. Hanson served as the head football coach of the Orange from 1930 to 1936, compiling a record of 33-21-5. He is only player inducted into both the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame.
A three-sport star in football, basketball and baseball, Hanson was a consensus All-American on the gridiron in 1926 after leading the Orange to a 7-2-1 record. That winter Hanson powered the Orange basketball team to a 19-1 record. Following his college career, Hanson played briefly with the Cleveland Rosenblums in the American Basketball League and then formed the Syracuse All-Americans basketball team. He was also signed by the New York Yankees upon his graduation from Syracuse in 1927 and played one year in their farm system. Hanson served as the head football coach of the Orange from 1930 to 1936, compiling a record of 33-21-5. He is only player inducted into both the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame.
