Swede Hanson
Thomas Tucker Hanson
Born: November 10, 1907
Navesink, NJ USA
Deceased: August 5, 1970
Philadelphia, PA
Position: B
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 192
College: Temple
High School: Leonardo (NJ)
Career: 1931-1938
Swede Hanson played from 1931 to 1938 during his career with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Pirates and Staten Island Stapletons. Hanson ran for 2,122 yards in his career on 554 attempts, scoring 13 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 23 passes for 325 yards and 1 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | NFL Staten Island Stapletons | 10 | 2 | 20.0 | 31 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 30.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| 1933 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 28 | 7 | 25.0 | 50 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 14.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1934 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 4 | 33.3 | 28 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 16.7 | 0 | 2.8 |
| 1935 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 23 | 118.8 |
| 1936 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 26.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1937 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 68 | 14 | 20.6 | 132 | 1.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 19.1 | 23 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | NFL Staten Island Stapletons | 46 | 165 | 3.6 | 0 | 1 |
| 1933 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 133 | 475 | 3.6 | 0 | 3 |
| 1934 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 146 | 805 | 5.5 | 0 | 7 |
| 1935 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 77 | 209 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 119 | 359 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1937 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 18 | 59 | 3.3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1938 | NFL Pittsburgh Pirates | 15 | 50 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 554 | 2122 | 3.8 | 0 | 13 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 186 | 18.6 | 35 | 1 |
| 1934 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | NFL Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 23 | 325 | 14.1 | 35 | 1 |
Kicking:
Interceptions:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1932 | NFL Staten Island Stapletons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1933 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1934 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50 | |||||||
| 1936 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1937 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | NFL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 11 | 3 |
| 1932 | NFL | Staten Island Stapletons | 3 | 2 |
| 1933 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 7 |
| 1934 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 11 | 8 |
| 1935 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 11 | 8 |
| 1936 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 10 |
| 1937 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 0 |
| 1938 | NFL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 5 | 1 |
Honors
1933 - Chicago Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1933 - Green Bay Press-Gazette All-NFL (2nd Team)
1933 - NFL All-NFL (2nd Team)
1934 - Green Bay Press-Gazette All-NFL (2nd Team)
1934 - NFL All-NFL (2nd Team)
