Vic Hanson played football, basketball, and baseball at Syracuse University in the in the 1920s, serving as team captain in all three sports. He was named a Helms Foundation basketball All-American in 1925, 1926 and 1927. He was named the Helms Foundation College Player of the Year in 1927. In the fall of the same year, Hanson signed to play basketball in the American Basketball League with the Cleveland Rosenblums, one of the premier professional teams at the time. After a squabble about money with the Rosenblum’s manager, Nig Rose, Hanson abruptly quit the team at mid-season. Hanson returned to Syracuse where he signed to play with a local team, the All-Americans. With Hanson as the headliner, the All-Americans were a popular attraction on the independent basketball circuit for three seasons. Hanson served as the head football coach at his alma mater from 1930 to 1936, compiling a record of 33–21–5. Hanson is the only player inducted into both the Basketball Hall of Fame and the Football Hall of Fame.
| VIC HANSON |
Height: |
5:10 |
|
Weight: |
170 |
|
College: |
Syracuse’27 |
| Victor Arthur Hanson |
Born: |
Jul 30, 1903 |
Died: Apr 10, 1982 |
Hometown: |
Syracuse, NY |
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|
|
REGULAR SEASON RECORD |
|
|
|
|
| Year |
Team |
League |
GA |
FGM |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT. |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
|
| 1923-24 |
Syracuse (Frosh) |
College |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1924-25 |
Syracuse |
College |
15 |
|
|
|
|
|
203 |
13.5 |
|
| 1925-26 |
Syracuse |
College |
20 |
98 |
86 |
|
|
|
282 |
14.1 |
|
| 1926-27 |
Syracuse |
College |
19 |
|
|
|
|
|
277 |
14.6 |
|
| 1927-28 |
Cleveland |
ABL |
22 |
51 |
34 |
|
|
|
136 |
6.2 |
|
| 1927-28 |
Syracuse All Americans |
Indep |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1928-29 |
Syracuse All Americans |
Indep |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1929-30 |
Syracuse All Americans |
Indep |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Major League Totals |
|
22 |
51 |
34 |
|
|
|
136 |
6.2 |
|
Alex Hannum was the Los Angeles City high school player of the year at Hamilton High School and then went on to star at USC. Hannum played one year in the National Basketball League and eight seasons in the National Basketball Association. Hannum was never a star in the NBA. He was a 6’7″ bruiser, whose job was to rebound and play defense. He played for teams in Syracuse, Baltimore, Milwaukee, St. Louis, Rochester, and Fort Wayne. During the 1956-57 NBA season, while still active as a player, Hannum took over the coaching duties of the St. Louis Hawks. The Hawks lost in the finals to Boston, but came back the following season to beat the Celtics in the finals and capture the 1957-58 NBA championship. It was the beginning of sixteen year coaching career that included two NBA and two ABA titles. Hannum never stayed with any team very long. He spent three years with Syracuse, three with San Francisco , two with Philadelphia (where the team posted a 68-13 record and won the championship), one with Oakland of the ABA (and a championship), two with the San Diego Rockets and, finally, three seasons with the Denver Rockets. In 1998, Hannum was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.
| ALEX HANNUM |
Height: |
6:07 |
|
Weight: |
225 |
|
College: |
USC’47 |
| Alexander Murray Hannum |
Born: Jul 19, 1923 |
Died: Jan 18, 2002 |
|
Hometown: |
Los Angeles, Ca. |
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|
|
|
|
REGULAR SEASON RECORD |
|
|
| Year |
Team |
League |
GA |
FGM |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT. |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
|
| 1941-42 |
U,S.C. (Frosh) |
College |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1942-43 |
U.S.C. |
College |
15 |
23 |
9 |
20 |
.450 |
|
55 |
3.7 |
|
| 1943-45 |
U.S. Army |
Military Service |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1945-46 |
Los Angeles Carroll Shamrocks |
AAU |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1946-47 |
U.S.C. |
College |
24 |
|
|
|
|
|
251 |
10.5 |
|
| 1947-48 |
U.S.C. |
College |
23 |
108 |
47 |
|
|
|
263 |
11.4 |
|
| 1947-48 |
Hollywood 20th Century Fox |
AAU |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1948-49 |
Oshkosh |
NBL |
64 |
126 |
113 |
191 |
.592 |
|
365 |
5.7 |
|
| 1949-50 |
Syracuse |
NBA |
64 |
177 |
128 |
186 |
.688 |
129 |
482 |
7.5 |
|
| 1950-51 |
Syracuse |
NBA |
63 |
182 |
107 |
197 |
.543 |
119 |
471 |
7.5 |
|
| 1951-52 |
Baltimore–Rochester |
NBA |
66 |
170 |
98 |
137 |
.715 |
133 |
438 |
6.6 |
|
| 1952-53 |
Rochester |
NBA |
68 |
129 |
88 |
133 |
.662 |
181 |
346 |
5.1 |
|
| 1953-54 |
Rochester |
NBA |
72 |
175 |
102 |
164 |
.622 |
105 |
452 |
6.3 |
|
| 1954-55 |
Milwaukee |
NBA |
53 |
126 |
61 |
107 |
.570 |
105 |
313 |
5.9 |
|
| 1955-56 |
St.Louis |
NBA |
72 |
149 |
93 |
156 |
.596 |
157 |
391 |
5.4 |
|
| 1956-57 |
Ft.Wayne–St.Louis |
NBA |
60 |
77 |
37 |
56 |
.661 |
28 |
191 |
3.2 |
|
|
Major League Totals |
|
582 |
1311 |
827 |
1327 |
.623 |
|
3449 |
5.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
PLAYOFF RECORD |
|
|
|
| Year |
Team |
League |
GA |
FGM |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT. |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
|
| 1948-49 |
Oshkosh |
NBL |
7 |
12 |
16 |
26 |
.615 |
|
40 |
5.7 |
|
| 1949-50 |
Syracuse |
NBA |
11 |
38 |
17 |
34 |
.500 |
10 |
93 |
8.5 |
|
| 1950-51 |
Syracuse |
NBA |
7 |
17 |
8 |
10 |
.800 |
17 |
42 |
6.0 |
|
| 1951-52 |
Rochester |
NBA |
6 |
16 |
8 |
13 |
.615 |
8 |
40 |
6.7 |
|
| 1952-53 |
Rochester |
NBA |
3 |
4 |
3 |
8 |
.375 |
2 |
11 |
3.7 |
|
| 1953-54 |
Rochester |
NBA |
6 |
12 |
15 |
24 |
.625 |
5 |
39 |
6.5 |
|
| 1955-56 |
St.Louis |
NBA |
8 |
21 |
19 |
35 |
.543 |
10 |
61 |
7.6 |
|
| 1956-57 |
St.Louis |
NBA |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
|
Walter “Wobby” Hammond was a three-year (191-1913} basketball letterman at Colgate University. After graduation, he coached the team for six seasons (1914-1919) compiling a 107-65 record. During the years he coached at Colgate, he also played professional basketball and baseball. In both sports, he enjoyed his best seasons late in his career. He was the leading scorer for Amsterdam in the New York State League in both 1919-20 and 1920-21. In baseball, he hit over .300 during his last five minor league seasons (1919-23) and was rewarded with brief appearances in the majors. In 1924, Hammond deserted organized baseball to play with the “outlaw” Kenosha, Wisconsin team. Hammond took a permanent position with the Simmons Furniture Company of Kenosha, where he remained until his death in 1942.
| WOBBY HAMMOND |
Height: |
5:11 |
|
Weight: |
170 |
|
College: |
Colgate’13 |
| Walter Charles Hammond |
Born: Feb 26, 1891 |
Feb 26, 1892 |
|
Died: Mar 4, 1942 |
Hometown: |
Amsterdam, NY |
| Brother of Raymond Hammond |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Played Major League Baseball |
|
|
|
REGULAR SEASON RECORD |
|
|
| Year |
Team |
League |
GA |
FGM |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT. |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1910-11 |
Colgate |
College |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1911-12 |
Colgate |
College |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1012-13 |
Colgate |
College |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1912-13 |
Oswego Indians |
Indep |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1914-15 |
Gloversville |
NYSL |
15 |
30 |
8 |
|
|
|
68 |
4.5 |
|
| 1915-16 |
Ft.Plain |
NYSL |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
|
|
7 |
7.0 |
|
| 1916-19 |
Voluntarily retired |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1919-20 |
Amsterdam |
NYSL |
40 |
98 |
45 |
|
|
|
241 |
6.0 |
|
| 1920-21 |
Amsterdam |
NYSL |
31 |
65 |
33 |
|
|
|
163 |
5.3 |
|
| 1920-21 |
Westfield |
IL |
4 |
11 |
8 |
|
|
|
30 |
7.5 |
|
| 1922-23 |
Amsterdam |
NYSL |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
2 |
0.7 |
|
|
Major League Totals |
|
94 |
207 |
97 |
|
|
|
511 |
5.4 |
|