John Hannah (American football)

John Hannah
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Hannah in 2010
No. 73
Position:Guard
Personal information
Born: (1951-04-04) April 4, 1951 (age 73)
Canton, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High school:Albertville (Albertville, Alabama)
College:Alabama (1970–1972)
NFL draft:1973 / round: 1 / pick: 4
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:183
Games started:183
Fumbles recovered:10
Stats at Pro Football Reference

John Allen Hannah (born April 4, 1951), nicknamed "Hog", is an American former professional football guard who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons with the New England Patriots. He played college football at the University of Alabama, where he twice received All-American honors, and was selected fourth overall by the Patriots in the 1973 NFL draft. Named by Sports Illustrated magazine in 1981 as "the best offensive lineman of all time",[1] Hannah received nine Pro Bowl and seven first-team All-Pro selections.[2] He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1991 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1999. In 1991 he became the inaugural inductee of the New England Patriots Hall of Fame.

  1. ^ "SI Vault – Aug. 3, 1981 – Page 1". Sports Illustrated. August 2, 1981. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  2. ^ "NFL 100: At No. 25, John Hannah was maybe NFL's best offensive lineman ever — 'He had no weaknesses'". Steve Buckley. The Athletic. August 15, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2023.