 Hanley while serving in the Marine Corps, 1946 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1894-11-19)November 19, 1894 Cloquet, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | December 16, 1970(1970-12-16) (aged 76) Palo Alto, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1915–1917 | Washington State |
| 1918 | Marine Island Marines |
| 1920 | Washington State |
| 1924 | Racine Legion |
| Positions | Halfback,quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1920–1921 | Pendleton HS (OR) |
| 1922–1926 | Haskell |
| 1927–1934 | Northwestern |
| 1944–1945 | El Toro Marines |
| 1946 | Chicago Rockets |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 99–36–8 (college) 1–1–1 (AAFC) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2Big Ten (1930–1931) | |
Richard Edgar Hanley (November 19, 1894 – December 16, 1970) was an Americanfootball player and coach. Hanley playedquarterback atWashington State College from 1915 to 1917 and again in 1920. During his four years at Washington State, their record was 22–4–1, including a victory in the1916 Rose Bowl overBrown. Hanley is notable for being one of the few players to have played in the Rose Bowl for two different teams. In 1918, he enlisted in theUnited States Marine Corps becoming a player and captain for theMarine Island Marines.[1]
Hanley served as the head football coach at Haskell Institute—now known asHaskell Indian Nations University—from 1922 to 1926 and atNorthwestern University from 1927 to 1934. Hanley reentered the Marine Corps in 1942 and was assigned toMarine Corps Air Station El Toro inCalifornia and tasked with devising a combat conditioning program for the Marines training at the air station. While at EL Toro, he also coached the base's football team during the 1944 and 1945 seasons. Those "Flying Marine" teams went a combined 16–3 during his tenure. He left the Marine Corps as alieutenant colonel in March 1946.[1][2] In 1946, he coached the first three games of the season for theChicago Rockets of theAll-America Football Conference (AAFC).
Hanley died on December 16, 1970, at Stanford University Hospital inPalo Alto, California.[3]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AP# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haskell Indians(Independent)(1922–1926) | |||||||||
| 1922 | Haskell | 8–2 | |||||||
| 1923 | Haskell | 11–2–1 | |||||||
| 1924 | Haskell | 7–2–1 | |||||||
| 1925 | Haskell | 9–3–1 | |||||||
| 1926 | Haskell | 12–0–1 | |||||||
| Haskell: | 47–9–4 | ||||||||
| Northwestern Wildcats(Big Ten Conference)(1927–1934) | |||||||||
| 1927 | Northwestern | 4–4 | 2–3 | T–6th | |||||
| 1928 | Northwestern | 5–3 | 2–3 | T–7th | |||||
| 1929 | Northwestern | 6–3 | 3–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1930 | Northwestern | 7–1 | 5–0 | T–1st | |||||
| 1931 | Northwestern | 7–1–1 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1932 | Northwestern | 3–4–1 | 2–3–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1933 | Northwestern | 1–5–2 | 1–4–1 | 7th | |||||
| 1934 | Northwestern | 3–5 | 2–3 | T–5th | |||||
| Northwestern: | 36–26–4 | 22–19–2 | |||||||
| El Toro Flying Marines(Independent)(1944–1945) | |||||||||
| 1944 | El Toro Marines | 8–1 | 16 | ||||||
| 1945 | El Toro Marines | 8–2 | |||||||
| El Toro Marines: | 16–3 | ||||||||
| Total: | 99–36–8 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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