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Position: | Safety | ||||||||
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Born: | Dallas, Texas, U.S. | March 12, 1968||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 181 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Lake Highlands (Dallas) | ||||||||
College: | Iowa | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1991 / round: 5 / pick: 122 | ||||||||
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Merton Edward Hanks (born March 12, 1968) is an American former professional football player who was a safety for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL) during the 1990s, primarily with the San Francisco 49ers.[1] He was a five-time All-Pro and four-time Pro Bowl selection with the 49ers, winning a Super Bowl (XXIX) with the team.
Hanks played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes, earning All-American honors in 1990. He played eight seasons in the NFL with the 49ers and one with the Seattle Seahawks. He is currently a senior associate commissioner for the Pac-12.[2]