1. Jason Hanson attended Washington State University in Pullman, where he walked-on as a freshman in 1988 and made an immediate impact with the Cougars; he was named to The Sporting News Freshman All-American team.
17 Facts About Jason Hanson
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Jason Hanson set or tied many NCAA records, and his percentage of 57.1 for field goals from 50 yards or greater remains a Pac-12 Conference record.
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Jason Hanson holds the record for most field goals from 50 yards or more, and 40 yards or more.
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Jason Hanson was the punter at WSU during his final two seasons, and was a teammate of quarterback Drew Bledsoe, who arrived in 1990.
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Jason Hanson earned a Bachelor of Science degree from WSU in pre-med studies, with 3.78 grade point average.
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Jason Hanson was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2020.
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Jason Hanson was selected in the second round of the 1992 NFL draft by the Lions, the 56th overall pick.
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On October 21,2001, Jason Hanson had a 47 yard field goal blocked against the Tennessee Titans which was returned for 69 yard touchdown by Donald Mitchell.
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Jason Hanson retired from the Lions in 2013; no NFL player played as many games with the same team as Jason Hanson, breaking the old record of 296 held by Bruce Matthews in Week 2 of the 2011 season vs the Kansas City Chiefs.
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On December 14,2008, against the Indianapolis Colts, Jason Hanson passed Morten Andersen for most 50+ yard field goals in NFL history.
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Jason Hanson again had a good year, ending the 2008 NFL season 21-for-22 on field goal attempts and 25-for-26 on extra point attempts.
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Jason Hanson was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Month for September 2011 after kicking a perfect 8 of 8 field goals.
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Jason Hanson is the team's all-time leader in scoring, with 2,150 points, and in field goals with 495, and holds a variety of other team records for kicking and scoring.
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Jason Hanson represented the NFC in the Pro Bowl in 1998 and 1999, and was an alternate in 1997 and 2008.
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Jason Hanson has booted 17 game-winning field goals in his career; eight in regulation and nine in overtime.
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Jason Hanson was named Offensive Rookie Of The Year by the PFWA in 1992.
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Jason Hanson's younger brother Travis was a kicker for the rival University of Washington Huskies, and was a member of the 1991 national championship team.