Jason Hanson

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Jason Hanson
Detroit Lions placekicker Jason Hanson at the 2012 Lions training camp.jpg
Jason Hanson at the Lions training camp in 2012.
Position (s):
Kicker 		Jersey number (s):
4
born on June 17, 1970 in Spokane , Washington
Career information
Active : 1992 - 2012
NFL Draft : 1992 / Round: 2 / Pick: 56
College : Washington State
Teams
Career statistics
Field goal attempts     601
Field goals     495
Hit rate     82.4%
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards

Jason Douglas Hanson (* 17th June 1970 in Spokane , Washington ) is a former American American football poker players on the position of the Kickers . He played for the Detroit Lions in the National Football League (NFL).

Career

High school and college

As a student at Mead High School in his native Spokane, Jason Hanson played for the school's football team as a kicker and punter . The Association of Sports Journalists in the US state of Washington (Washington Sports Writers Association), he was awarded as the best high school player of the State on these positions.

After high school, Hanson was enrolled at Washington State University and played as a foosball player for the college football team . He set various records in college football for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Two records for long field goal attempts remain unbroken to this day:

  • Most field goals from 50 yards or more (20)
  • Most field goals from 40 yards or more (39)

For his precision in field goal attempts from long distances, Hanson was nicknamed "Thunderfoot" during his college career.

NFL

Hanson was selected as the 56th player in the 1992 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions in the second round and has not changed teams in his career. In 17 seasons (1992 to 2008) for the Lions, Hanson was not used in only one season game. In four seasons (1995, 1996, 1998, 2003) Hanson was also used as a punter by the Detroit Lions in individual games .

Hanson is the player in the team history of the Detroit Lions who has scored the most points for the team (1793 points; including 406 field goals and 529 PAT .)

In 1998 and 1999, Hanson represented the National Football Conference (NFC) in the Pro Bowl .

In 2008, Hanson set a negative record in NFL history with the Detroit Lions: The team lost all 16 games of the season. The only other team that has ever lost all of their season games apart from the Lions were the 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers . At that time, however, only 14 season games were played.

In February 2009, Hanson extended his contract with the Detroit Lions to 2013.

Hanson ended his career in early April 2013. At the time of his retirement, he was the oldest active player in the NFL and the last active player to play at Milwaukee County Stadium . In the fall of 2013, the Lions accepted him for his success and commitment to the Lions in the Ring of Honor at Ford Field .

legacy

Despite 21 seasons as a professional player, Hanson was never in a Super Bowl with the Detroit Lions . But he holds several NFL records and is listed on the NFL's all-time scoring list:

  • most field goals from over 50 yards (41)
  • most field goals from over 50 yards in one season (8; together with Morten Andersen )
  • most career games with a team (327, 1992–2012)
  • most career seasons with one team (21, 1992–2012)
  • on December 18, 2011, he became the first player in NFL history to score 2,000 points with a team
  • 4th place on the all-time scoring list of NFL players with the highest number of points (2,150 points); Hanson is one of seven players in NFL history to score more than 2,000 points.

Private

Jason Hanson and his wife Kathleen have been married since 1992 and have three children. Hanson's brother Travis Hanson was also active as a kicker for the University of Washington from 1990 to 1993 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Jason Hanson Statistics. In: nfl.com. Retrieved October 22, 2017 (English).
  2. ↑ Detroit Lions with a negative record in the NFL. In: rp-online.de. December 29, 2008, accessed April 28, 2013 .
  3. ↑ Chrissie Wywrot: Staying Home. (No longer available online.) In: detroitlions.com. September 28, 2009, archived from the original on May 2, 2009 ; accessed on April 22, 2009 (English).
  4. ↑ Jason Hanson: After 21 seasons it's over. In: nfl-crush.com. April 5, 2013, accessed April 28, 2013 .
  5. ^ Anwar S. Richardson: Detroit Lions induct Jason Hanson into ring of honor during retirement press conference. In: mlive.com. April 9, 2013, accessed October 22, 2017 .
  6. ↑ Michael David Smith: Detroit Lions' Jason Hanson Breaks NFL Record for Most Career 50-Yard Field Goals. In: aolnews.com. December 14, 2008, accessed April 28, 2013 .
  7. ↑ The 51-yard field goal Lions kicker Jason Hanson booted on. In: fantasysp.com. Retrieved April 28, 2013 .
  8. ↑ NFL Points Scored Career Leaders - Pro-Football-Reference.com. In: Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 22, 2017 (English).
  9. ↑ Jason Hanson - Football Player. In: famousbirthdays.com. Retrieved April 28, 2013 .
personal data
SURNAME Hanson, Jason
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Thunderfoot (nickname); Hanson, Jason Douglas (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player
DATE OF BIRTH 17th June 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH Spokane , Washington , United States