Ray Hanson
Raymond Willis "Rock" Hanson (October 5, 1895 – January 4, 1982) was an American military officer and college sports coach and administrator. He was a United States Marine Corps colonel and highly decorated veteran of World War I and World War II. Hanson served as the head football coach at Western Illinois State Teachers College—now known as Western Illinois University—in Macomb, Illinois, from 1926 to 1941.
Hanson pictured in Sequel 1931, Western Illinois yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 5, 1895 Vasa, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | January 4, 1982 (aged 86) Macomb, Illinois, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1925 | Crosby HS (CT) |
| 1926–1941 | Western Illinois |
| Basketball | |
| 1929–1941 | Western Illinois |
| 1946–1947 | Western Illinois |
| Baseball | |
| c. 1930 | Western Illinois |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1925–1926 | Crosby HS (CT) |
| 1926–1943 | Western Illinois |
| 1945–1964 | Western Illinois |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 51–63–13 (college football) |
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