John Hannah (American football)
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| Position: | Offensive guard | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | April 4, 1951 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Canton, Georgia | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 265 lb (120 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Albertville (AL) | ||||||||
| College: | Alabama | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1973 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4 | ||||||||
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| Games played: | 183 |
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| Games started: | 183 |
| Fumbles recovered: | 10 |
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John Allen "Hog" Hannah (born April 4, 1951) is a former American football left guard who played for the New England Patriots (1973–1985) in the National Football League (NFL). He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1991, and Sports Illustrated dubbed him, on its August 3, 1981, cover, "The Best Offensive Lineman of All Time."
Hannah was born in Canton, Georgia, the son of an NFL player, Herbert (Herb) Hannah, an offensive lineman for the University of Alabama who played a year at tackle for the New York Giants in 1951.
Hannah was raised in Albertville, Alabama, and excelled at football, wrestling and track at Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He won an individual national championship in wrestling at the National Prep Championship in 1967. His high school coach in football, wrestling and track was Luke Worsham, whom Hannah credited in his induction speech at the Pro Football Hall of Fame: "I want to talk to you about Major Luke Worsham who was my high school coach. He is the guy who really taught me and showed me what love was all about. Because he would shoulder my problems, he would always stand by me to offer me encouragement when things got tough and when things were going awry he would make sure he would correct me and get me right back on track." Hannah played his senior season of high school football at Albertville High School, where he graduated in 1969.
Hannah played tackle and guard for the University of Alabama under Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant from 1970 until 1972, and earned All-American honors twice, in 1971 and then was a Consensus All-American his senior year in 1972. During his tenure Hannah was part of an SEC championship-winning team. He was named to the University of Alabama All-Century Team and also to the Alabama 1970s All-Decade team. During his time at Alabama he also participated in wrestling, the shot put, and the discus throw. Hannah was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1999. Bryant would later say that Hannah was the greatest lineman he ever coached.
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