Tom Hannon

Tom Hannon
Born: (1955-03-05) March 5, 1955
Massillon, Ohio
Career information
Position(s) Safety
College Michigan State
High school Massillon Washington
(Massillon, Ohio)
NFL draft 1977 / Round: 3 / Pick 83
Career history
As player
1977–1986 Minnesota Vikings

Thomas Edward Hannon was a safety who played in nine seasons for the Minnesota Vikings. He was a starter in 103 of the 117 games he played for the Vikings, including every non-strike game in his last six NFL seasons. Hannon had 15 interceptions in his NFL career. [1] An interception was perhaps the top highlight of his career; he ran a first quarter interception back 41 yards for his only NFL touchdown in a 34-14 Vikings victory over the Chicago Bears in 1980. [2] Prior to playing in the pros, he was a four-year letterman at Michigan State. [3]

References

  1. Pro-Football-Reference.com, "Tom Hannon". https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HannTo20.htm . Accessed October 22, 2012.
  2. Pro-Football-Reference.com, "Minnesota Vikings 34 at Chicago Bears 14, Sunday, September 21, 1980" https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198009210chi.htm . Accessed October 22, 1980.
  3. LostLettermen.com, "Thomas Hannon", http://www.lostlettermen.com/thomas_hannon-michigan_state-football-big_10-p170137/ . Accessed October 22, 2012.


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