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Position: | Safety | ||||||
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Born: | Massillon, Ohio, U.S. | March 5, 1955||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 193 lb (88 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Massillon Washington | ||||||
College: | Michigan State | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1977 / round: 3 / pick: 83 | ||||||
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Thomas Edward Hannon (born March 5, 1955) is a former American football player. He played professionally as a safety for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with 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]