Ray Hanson
Hanson pictured in Sequel 1931, Western Illinois yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 5, 1895 Vasa, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | January 4, 1982 (aged 86) Macomb, Illinois, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1925 | Crosby HS (CT) |
| 1926–1941 | Western Illinois |
| Basketball | |
| 1929–1941 | Western Illinois |
| 1946–1947 | Western Illinois |
| Baseball | |
| c. 1930 | Western Illinois |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1925–1926 | Crosby HS (CT) |
| 1926–1943 | Western Illinois |
| 1945–1964 | Western Illinois |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 51–63–13 (college football) |
Raymond Willis "Rock" Hanson (October 5, 1895 – January 4, 1982) was an American military officer and college sports coach and administrator. He was a United States Marine Corps colonel and highly decorated veteran of World War I and World War II. Hanson served as the head football coach at Western Illinois State Teachers College—now known as Western Illinois University—in Macomb, Illinois, from 1926 to 1941.