John Hannah
John Hannah was born in Canton, Georgia, United States on April 4th, 1951 and is the Football Player. At the age of 73, John Hannah biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Former American football left guard John Allen Hannah (born April 4, 1951), also known as Hog, played for the New England Patriots (1973–1985) in the National Football League (NFL).
After Anthony Muoz, the Sporting News named him as the second best offensive lineman in NFL history in 1999.
He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1991 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1999.
"The Best Offensive Lineman of All Time" was dubbed by Sports Illustrated on its August 3, 1981, cover. He was the inaugural inductee in the New England Patriots Hall of Fame in 1991.
Early years
Hannah was born in Canton, Georgia, the son of an NFL player Herbert "Herb" Hannah, an offensive lineman for the University of Alabama.
Hannah was born in Albertville, Alabama, and she competed in high school football, wrestling, and track at Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tennessee. At the National Prep Championship in 1967, he captured an individual national championship in wrestling. Luke Worsham, Hannah's induction speech to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, was his high school coach in football, wrestling, and track: "I want to talk to you about Major Luke Worsham, my high school coach." He was the guy who taught me and showed me what love is all about. Since he would handle my problems, he'd continue to come back to me and tell me when it got bad, and if it were going to be correct me and get me back to where it should be." Hannah played his senior year of high school football at Albertville High School, where he graduated in 1969.
College career
Hannah served for the University of Alabama under Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant from 1970 to 1972, winning All-American recognition twice, as well as a Consensus All-American honors twice. Hannah was a member of an SEC championship-winning team during his tenure. He was recruited to the University of Alabama's All-Century Team and later to the Alabama 1970s All-Decade squad. He was also involved in wrestling, the shot put, and the discus throw during his time at Alabama. In 1999, Hannah was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Hannah was the greatest lineman he ever taught, according to Bryant.
Professional career
Hannah was the 4th overall pick in the 1973 NFL Draft, and she made her debut with the Patriots in 1973. He spent his entire professional career in New England. Hannah did a good job with her speed and quickness as well as strong legs, despite being short by NFL standards. Hannah excelled as a pass blocker, as a run blocker, and as the pulling guard on sweeps. Hannah's dedication to football was high and he aspired the same from each of his teammates, who were often irritable if they weren't complying. Hannah appeared in the first 13 games of his rookie season of 1973 before a freak leg injury forced him to miss the year's final game. The two players, as well as tackle Leon Gray, formed what was generally regarded as the best guard/tackle pair in the NFL during the mid to late 1970s. Gray and Hannah also joined tight end Russ Francis to create one of the best left-side trios in the league, alongside tight end Russ Francis. Hannah was a fixture on the 1978 offensive line who set a record of 3,165 rushing yards. There was no one running for more than 1,000 yards, but there were four players who ran for more than 500 yards, including quarterback Steve Grogan. The team's rushing record would eventually be beaten by the Baltimore Ravens some four decades later, but the 1978 Patriots also set a league record for 181 rushing first-downs, which stands as of 2022.
Hannah played just five games out of a maximum 191 because of injuries during his career. He missed the first three games of the 1977 season, while Gray and Connie Brown were unable to work out due to contractual issues. Hannah aided the team in 1985 and 1988 with its first AFC championship and Super Bowl appearance. Hannah resigned from football after participating in Super Bowl XX.
Hannah was selected to ten straight All-Pro teams (1976–1985), and was named All-AFC 11 times (1974, 1976-1985). He was also selected to play in 9 Pro Bowls. In 1978-1979, 1981), he was voted by Seagram's Seven Crowns of Sports Offensive Lineman of the Year in 1978 and 1980, and he was named as the NFLPA/Colco-Cola Offensive Lineman of the Year (voted by NFL players) three times in four years (1978–1979, 1981). Hannah was also the recipient of the Mack Truck Award for offensive line play five times (1977–81). He is also one of the few players to have been selected to two separate NFL All-Decade Teams (for the 1970s and 1980s). He was then selected as the top guard on the team in 1994 for the NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team. Hannah was then selected to the NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team in 2019.
In 1991, he became the first Patriots player to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He was ranked 20 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Football Players, the highest-ranking guard, and second-ranked offensive lineman behind Anthony Muzoz in 1999. In 1991, he became the first player to be inducted into the New England Patriots Hall of Fame.