Dick Hanley (American football)

Dick Hanley
Hanley while serving in the Marine Corps, 1946
Biographical details
Born(1894-11-19)November 19, 1894
Cloquet, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedDecember 16, 1970(1970-12-16) (aged 76)
Palo Alto, California, U.S.
Playing career
1915–1917Washington State
1918Marine Island Marines
1920Washington State
1924Racine Legion
Position(s)Halfback, quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1920–1921Pendleton HS (OR)
1922–1926Haskell
1927–1934Northwestern
1944–1945El Toro Marines
1946Chicago Rockets
Head coaching record
Overall99–36–8 (college)
1–1–1 (AAFC)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 Big Ten (1930–1931)

Richard Edgar Hanley (November 19, 1894 – December 16, 1970) was an American football player and coach. Hanley played quarterback at Washington State College from 1915 to 1917 and again in 1920. During his four years at Washington State, the them was 22–4–1, including a victory in the 1916 Rose Bowl over Brown. Hanley 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 United States Marine Corps becoming a player and captain for the Marine Island Marines.[1]

Hanley 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. Hanley reentered the Marine Corps in 1942 and was assigned to Marine Corps Air Station El Toro in California and tasked with devising a combat conditioning program for the Marines training at the air station. While at EL Toro, he also coached the base's football team during the 1944 and 1945 seasons. Those "Flying Marine" teams went a combined 16–3 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]

Head coaching record

College

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs AP#
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
El Toro Flying Marines (Independent) (1944–1945)
1944 El Toro Marines 8–1 16
1945 El Toro Marines 8–2
El Toro Marines: 16–3
Total: 99–36–8
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

  1. ^ a b "LtCol Hanley to go on Inactive List on March 25". The Pendleton Scout. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. March 18, 1946. p. 8. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.


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