Ira "Hack" Hanson - Class of 2010

(Munising/Nahma/Newberry)

Winner of nine varsity letters at Munising High School, Ira Hanson had a varied and distinctive career.  He played fastpitch softball for 30 years, played four years of football at Northern Michigan University, coached at Nahma High School and started the school's track program in 1949, and coached football and basketball in Newberry and football at Escanaba St.  Joseph.  He also officiated basketball (30 years), football (20 years) and track (24 years), and had one of Newberry's top bowling averages for 24 years.  He died in 2002.