Tom Hanson (American football)
| Profile | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positions | Halfback • Quarterback | ||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 10, 1907 Navesink, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Died | August 5, 1970 (aged 62) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||||||
| High school | Leonardo (Middletown Township, New Jersey) | ||||||||||||||||||
| College | Temple | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1931 | Brooklyn Dodgers | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1932 | Staten Island Stapletons | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1933–37 | Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||
Thomas Tucker "Swede" Hanson (November 10, 1907 – August 5, 1970) was an American football halfback and quarterback in the National Football League (NFL), mainly for the Philadelphia Eagles, for whom he caught the first touchdown in franchise history. He also played for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Staten Island Stapletons, and Pittsburgh Pirates. Hanson played college football at Temple University.