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| Dick Hanson |
Dick Hanson, long-time teacher and head football coach at Burnsville High School, will be inducted into the Minnesota Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame at a ceremony on March 31.
This is one more honor on a long list for Hanson. He was a Minnesota Teacher of the Year and runner-up to National Teacher of the Year. He received the Presidential Award for Mathematics Teaching and received the Education Minnesota Distinguished Educator Award.
While coaching at Burnsville High School from 1969 to 1993, his football teams earned 11 conference championships, 11 sectional championships and five state titles. He has been awarded twice by his alma mater, the University of North Dakota. Hanson was among the first group of inductees into Burnsville High School's Hall of Fame, and the turf field in Pates Stadium was named in his honor.
After his retirement, former students and athletes established the Hanson Scholarship Fund in his honor and have since presented thousands of dollars to students and teachers to further their educations.
"I am grateful to so many coaches, players, parents, high school staff, teachers, who have influenced my life," comments Hanson. "They continue to inspire me and others through the stories I tell and the memories I share . . . most of them having little to do with wins and losses."
Hanson was nominated for this most recent recognition by Tyler Krebs, current football coach at Burnsville High School.
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