Craig Hanneman
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Date of birth | July 1, 1949 |
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Place of birth | Salem, Oregon |
Career information | |
Position(s) | Defensive end Defensive tackle |
College | Oregon State |
NFL draft | 1971 / Round: 6 / Pick 138 |
Career history | |
As player | |
1972–1973 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
1974–1975 | New England Patriots |
Honors | 1970 All-American |
Career stats | |
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Craig Lewis Hanneman (born July 1, 1949 in Salem, Oregon) is a former American football player who played in the National Football League from 1972 to 1975. He played in college for Oregon State University and played for two NFL teams in 52 games over 4 seasons.
Following his NFL career, Hanneman returned to Oregon where he worked as the Government Affairs Manager for Willamette Industries and later as the President of the Oregon Forest Industries Council. Hanneman also served as a Polk County Commissioner. [1]
In 2012, Hanneman climbed Mount Everest. He is believed to be the first former NFL, NBA or major league athlete to reach the summit of the world's tallest mountain.[2]
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Categories:
- 1949 births
- American football defensive ends
- American football defensive tackles
- County commissioners in Oregon
- Living people
- New England Patriots players
- Oregon State Beavers football players
- Pittsburgh Steelers players
- Sportspeople from Salem, Oregon
- South Salem High School alumni
- American football defensive lineman, 1940s birth stubs