O/T: Happy 72nd birthday John Hannah

[Patsfan1958]

 

[maust]

Happy Birthday Hog!

 

[captain stone]

And this time next year, #73 will be...73!

Time sucks.

 

[signbabybrady]

He was always my Grandfather's favorite

 

[NormZauchin]

At 72, I think he could still block better than some of the stiffs we had on the line last season.

 

[Pape]

Happy bday to Hog Hannah...

this is one of my all time favorite Pats / Hannah photos... Credit to the artist who took it, Tom Croke, for capturing such compelling photo...

George Adams - New England Patriots

11/18/1990 - NE Patriots 0 @ Buffalo Bills 14 #33 - NE RB - George Adams (c) Tom Croke/Visual Image, Inc.

www.visualimageinc.com

 

[jlu52]

Happy 72nd birthday, Mr. Hannah. A truly great player, I believe he is arguably the best OL ever. I admit bias, but I saw his whole career. Exceptional!

 

[Pape]

Happy 72nd birthday, Mr. Hannah. A truly great player, I believe he is arguably the best OL ever. I admit bias, but I saw his whole career. Exceptional!

nothing wrong with bias ... its what being a fan is all about... they are our "favorite" teams and "favorite" players for a reason... i think sometimes i think posters try too hard to be analytical in every analysis they make that they forget to be fans of "their" team...


but what do i know... i am a self-professed homer

 

[captain stone]

Happy bday to Hog Hannah...

this is one of my all time favorite Pats / Hannah photos... Credit to the artist who took it, Tom Croke, for capturing such compelling photo...

George Adams - New England Patriots

11/18/1990 - NE Patriots 0 @ Buffalo Bills 14 #33 - NE RB - George Adams (c) Tom Croke/Visual Image, Inc.

www.visualimageinc.com

Was that taken during the AFCCG?

 

[Pape]

Was that taken during the AFCCG?

i do not know when it was taken... its one of the few photos that doesn't give at least the year of the photos... and the back ground is blurry, so we can't try to pinpoint it with an opponent...

I tried to ID the year based on the helmet, but so such luck ... this is a direct link to the image John Hannah - New England Patriots

 

[Pape]

@captain stone The only thing i know for certain its either 1984 or 1985, based on the uniform

 

[ErniesPinkStripes]

The most famous person I've ever met. Really good friends with one of my high school buddy's dad. Absolute Unit in person, and a nice guy to boot.

Happy Birthday Mr. Hannah!

 

[p8ryts]

That 1976 line was really good.
Leon Gray, John Hannah, Bill Lenkaitis, Sam Adams, Bob McKay.

 

[State]

Watching him pull for a screen pass to Don Calhoun in 1978 I saw defenders shudder with fear. It was like watching a missile made of Mack Truck.

My biggest regret as a Patriots fan, other than the nearly perfect season, was Hannah never earning a ring.

He was justifiably bitter when the team ownership was more concerned with costs than winning when they traded Leon Gray to the Houston Oilers.

Gray and Hannah should have been together longer. They were epic. Gray was smooth and impeccable; Hog was violent and tremendous.

Back then Sports Illustrated was mandatory reading. I wish I had kept a few issues like the one with Hog Hannah on the cover 3 AUG 1981.

 

[turkeyneck]

That 1976 line was really good.
Leon Gray, John Hannah, Bill Lenkaitis, Sam Adams, Bob McKay.

Ah, the road-grading running game in those days. Boy, do I miss that.

 

[Grogan14]

That 1976 line was really good.
Leon Gray, John Hannah, Bill Lenkaitis, Sam Adams, Bob McKay.

I miss thise days of complete OL domination and a running game that literally could not be stopped.

In my view, other than Brady and Mike Haynes….Hog Hannah was third best patriots draft pick of all time

 

[Pape]

I miss thise days of complete OL domination and a running game that literally could not be stopped.

In my view, other than Brady and Mike Haynes….Hog Hannah was third best patriots draft pick of all time

Hannah is superior to Haynes ... my argument is simple... He stayed here.

 

[Grogan14]

Hannah is superior to Haynes ... my argument is simple... He stayed here.

fair point and for that reason...I can agree

 

[NormZauchin]

I miss thise days of complete OL domination and a running game that literally could not be stopped.

In my view, other than Brady and Mike Haynes….Hog Hannah was third best patriots draft pick of all time

Interesting fact was that Hannah "fell" to the Patriots in the 1973 NFL draft. He and Jerry Sisemore from Texas were the two top rated linemen and no one was sure who would go first. As it happened, the Eagles, drafting at number 3, picked Sisemore, the Patriots, spared the dilemma of choosing, selected Hannah at 4. Sisemore had a good career, playing in Philly for twelve seasons and making the Pro Bowl twice, but he's not in the NFL Hall of Fame. He did make the Eagles Hall of Fame.

 

[Grogan14]

Interesting fact was that Hannah "fell" to the Patriots in the 1973 NFL draft. He and Jerry Sisemore from Texas were the two top rated linemen and no one was sure who would go first. As it happened, the Eagles, drafting at number 3, picked Sisemore, the Patriots, spared the dilemma of choosing, selected Hannah at 4. Sisemore had a good career, playing in Philly for twelve seasons and making the Pro Bowl twice, but he's not in the NFL Hall of Fame. He did make the Eagles Hall of Fame.

Still remember it like it was yesterday. I was 13 and 1/2