Mead High School graduate Jason Hanson made history this Thanksgiving by nailing a 53-yard field goal to tie Morten Anderson for most kicks in the NFL from 50-plus yards with 40 conversions.Hanson has come out to Eastern Washington University and other places in the area to talk about being a kicker in the NFL and faith-based experiences, and by all accounts is an awesome guy.
Here's a feature story I wrote on him earlier in the year. Just an all-around humble guy.
The Spokane prep high school standout went to WSU and broke numerous NCAA kicking records while playing for the Cougars. Then he was picked up by the Lions and has played for them since 1992.
He's got 17 years of kicking for Detriot, which has seen better years as a team. Here's a line from the AP story:
Hanson's record-tying kick early in the first quarter pulled the winless Lions within four points of the Titans. Then, Chris Johnson ran untouched for 58 yards to score his second touchdown of the game.
Ladies and gentlemen, your 2008 Detriot Lions! Gobble, gobble, gobble.
Hansen beat my old English teacher out as kicker for the WSU team back in the glory days. Like Olindo Mare of the Seahawks, I bet he, as a kicker, is named Team MVP, since he's about the only one who does anything right on that team.
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