| Merton Hanks | |
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| Position(s): Safety |
Jersey #(s): 36, 45 |
| Born: March 12, 1968 Dallas, Texas |
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| Career Information | |
| Year(s): 1991–1999 | |
| NFL Draft: 1991 / Round: 5 / Pick: 122 | |
| College: Iowa | |
| Professional Teams | |
| Career Stats | |
| INT | 33 |
| INT yards | 410 |
| Touchdowns | 3 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Career Highlights and Awards | |
Merton Edward Hanks (born March 12, 1968 in Dallas, Texas) is a American former NFL safety. In American football, each team has 11 players on the field at one time Safety ( S) is an American and Canadian football position played by a member of the defense. In team Sports the squad number, shirt number, jersey number, sweater number, or uniform number is the Number Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In an organised Sports league, a season is the portion of one Year in which regulated Games of the sport are in session The 1991 NFL season was the 72nd Regular season of the National Football League. The 1999 NFL season was the 80th regular season of the National Football League. The NFL Draft is an annual Sports draft in which NFL teams select newly-eligible players for their rosters The 1991 National Football League Annual Player Selection Meeting took place April 21 and April 22 1991 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in This is a List of Athletic Conferences of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA The University of Iowa, is a major teaching service and Research university located on a campus in Iowa City Iowa, on the banks of the Iowa River The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team The 1991 NFL season was the 72nd Regular season of the National Football League. The 1998 NFL season was the 79th regular season of the National Football League. The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle Washington, USA The 1999 NFL season was the 80th regular season of the National Football League. A touchdown is the primary method of scoring in American and Canadian football. In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the All-star game of the National Football League (NFL The 1995 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl was played on February 5, 1995, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu Hawaii. The 1996 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl was played on February 4, 1996 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu Hawaii. The 1997 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl was played on February 2, 1997 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu Hawaii. The 1998 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl was played on February 1, 1998 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu Hawaii. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. Hanks attended Lake Highlands High School, where he was a district track and field champion. Lake Highlands High School is a secondary school serving grades 10-12 located in Dallas Texas, United States. He went on to the University of Iowa, where he earned a mention as an all-Big Ten cornerback. The University of Iowa, is a major teaching service and Research university located on a campus in Iowa City Iowa, on the banks of the Iowa River A cornerback ( CB) (also referred to as a corner) is a positional role played by a member of the defensive team in American and Canadian However, at the NFL scouting combine, his 40-yard dashes were extremely slow, and he was not drafted until the fifth round by the San Francisco 49ers. The National Invitational Camp or NFL Scouting Combine, as it is more widely known is a week-long showcase occurring every February in Indianapolis Indiana 's The NFL Draft is an annual Sports draft in which NFL teams select newly-eligible players for their rosters The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team
Although not the fastest in the defensive secondary, Hanks was a natural at comprehending football knowledge. He was a 5-time All-Pro selection and became well-known for his interceptions and returns, as well as for what became known as the "Funky Chicken" dance. The dance was also known as "The Duck," "The Waddle," "The Rag Doll," and "The Rubberneck. " Television viewers during the 1990s were also astounded by the safety's abnormally long neck. Several 49ers teammates were rumored to have measured from his clavicle (collar bone) to mandible (jaw) and found it to be an amazing 11 1/4 inches. He was a member of the 1994 San Francisco team that won Super Bowl XXIX. Super Bowl XXIX was an American football game played on January 29 1995 at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami Florida (now part of the Suburb Hanks finished his career with the Seattle Seahawks, retiring in 1999. The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle Washington, USA Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) He is now a senior manager and assistant director of operations for the National Football League, and regularly goes on speaking tours.